[8] British politician George Galloway addressed to the audience clarifying that Bangladesh requires a friendly relationship with India for its own interest, but no room should be offered to a compromise in the Tipaimukh dam issue.

[10] The ruling party Awami League that occupies a position of the largest opponent of BNP, sent a delegation of four to the council led by Ashim Kumar Ukil MP, organization's Secretary of Media Affairs.

Ashim Kumal Ukil MP greeted Begum Khaleda Zia on behalf of the Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina.

In fact, it was the Election Commission itself that amended certain rules, encouraging registered political parties to conduct successful councils and to continue their operation under the officials' approval.

[12] However, some reviews suggest that the council's magnitude and the participation of its instruments, international observers, political representatives and the media, were unable to reflect the distress the party has been under for last three years, both in terms of organization and unity of the leaders.

[19] Furthermore, the critics commented that the BNP National Council electing Khaleda Zia's son, Tareq Rahman, as a powerful Senior Vice-chairman, seemed like a move aimed to facilitate his path to the party leadership.