Ahead of her UK tour, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sat in a meeting with the party’s standing committee members, the highest policymaking body of the party last night, reports UNB.

The meeting began at the BNP chief's Gulshan office around 9pm with Khaleda in the chair, her media wing member Sayrul Khan said. The meeting continued till writing this report at 10pm.

Party insiders said the BNP chief convened the meeting to discuss the country's overall political situation and workout its next course of actions.

At the meeting, she was expected to provide necessary directions to the party policymakers and advise them on how to strengthen the party activities in her absence as she is going to the United Kingdom (UK) for nearly two months.

A leader close to Khaleda said she is scheduled to leave Dhaka for London at 7pm on Saturday by an Emirates Airline flight.

He also said the BNP chief will receive eye treatment and return home after celebrating the Eid-ul-Azha there with her family members, including her eldest son and party senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, who has long been living there.