BNP panel interviews nomination aspirants

Skype outage prompts use of other apps

FE Team | Published: November 20, 2018 23:57:16

A BNP panel interviewed election aspirants of Chattogram, Sylhet and Cumilla on the third day of candidature review on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com.
Tarique Rahman was part of the interview process on video calls via other apps as Skype is blocked, said several candidates after the interviews.
The interview started for the aspirants from Feni in Chattogram Division at the BNP chairperson's office in Gulshan on Tuesday morning, to be followed by the review of candidates from Cumilla and Sylhet.
Skype, a popular app for video calls, was blocked in Bangladesh on Monday night as the EC expressed its inability to take any measure on the issue.
Tarique spoke to the potential candidates on video call in other apps, Abdul Latif Johny, a candidate for Feni-3, told the news agency emerging from the interview board.
"Our emotion can't be blocked just like you can't block water currents," he said.
Earlier in the day, BNP's Publicity Affairs Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury said: "Skype is blocked but our acting chairperson will try to take part in the interview process through other apps."
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, Jamiruddin Sircar, Mahbubur Rahman, Rafiqul Islam Mia, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Abdul Moeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan and Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury are part of the interview panel.