Dhaka, Dec 4 (UNB)-Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is holding talks with the political parties as he seeks national unity.

Representatives from various political parties including BNP and Jamaat -e-Islami are taking part in the talks at the Foreign Service Academy that began after 4pm.

Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moyeen Khan, Syed Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, and AZM Zahid Hossain are among the BNP leaders.

Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, Gono Samhangti's Jonayed Saki, Nagorik Oikya's Mahmudur Rahman Manna, and Gono Odhikar Parishad's Nurul Haque Nur and Rashed Khan are also joining the meeting.

The meeting with religious leaders will be held on Thursday, but the time has not been decided yet.

CA's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the Chief adviser will call for national unity at the meetings.

Prof Yunus held a meeting with student leaders on Tuesday evening.

“Prof Yunus called the students to help rebuild the nation,” Alam told UNB after the meeting.

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