Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged the party leaders and activists to strengthen their digital presence and make the full use of modern technology to spread its message among people at home and abroad.

"The war now is being fought in the cyber world. It's no longer about how many speeches you deliver or how many rallies you hold. What really matters is how many people you can reach digitally," he said at the inauguration of the BNP's overseas membership collection and renewal campaign, along with its new online payment gateway activities, at a city hotel.

Fakhrul acknowledged that many senior leaders are not very familiar with modern technology.

"Our generation is a bit less educated in t...