Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- BNP on Thursday expressed solidarity with Tarek Rahman, who has been observing a hunger strike in front of the Election Commission, demanding registration for his political party.

"The political party he formed definitely deserves registration. And for this just cause, he has been on hunger strike... I, on behalf of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), express full solidarity with his hunger strike programme," said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday afternoon.

Rizvi said Tarek's political platform, Aam Janatar Dal, had applied to the Election Commission for registration, but the application was rejected.

"I've seen that less significant organisations have already been registered, but Ta...