A total of 25 retired officers of Bangladesh Armed Forces formally joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday. They joined the opposition party through a function at its chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir welcomed them by giving them bouquets at the joining ceremony.Of the 25 retried armed forces members, 19 are from Bangladesh Army while two from Bangladesh Navy and the rest four from Bangladesh Air Force.

The retired Army officers are: Brigadier General (Retd) Zahoor, commando-4 (Rajshahi), Colonel (Retd) Abdul Haque-9 (Keraniganj, Dhaka), Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Ayub-7 (Bandarban), Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Hasinur Rahman-11, (Cumilla), Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Nawroz -13 (Dhaka), Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Mostafiz-15 (Jalakhathi), Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Sayeed Alam-21 (Cumilla), Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Rasheed-24 (Satkhira), Major (Retd) Aziz Rana -15 (Narsingdi), Major (Retd) Korban Ali-19 (Manikganj), Major (Retd) Jakiul-25 (Jamalpur), Major (Retd) Afaz-25, (Mymensingh), Major (Retd) Mortaza-33 (Dinajpur), Major (Retd) Sabbir-35 (Jalakhati), Major (Retd) Tanvir-44 (Naogaon), Major (Retd) Al Amin-50 (Sirajganj), Major (Retd) Moniruzzaman (Bagerhat), Captain (Retd) Ganiul Azam-44 (Meherpur) and Lieutenat (Retd) Imran -57 (Dhaka).

The naval officers (retired) are: Rear Admiral (Retd) Mostafizur Rahman and Commodore (Retd) Mostofa Shahid.The officers from Bangladesh Air Force are: Air Commodore (Retd) Shafiq, Air Commodore (Retd) Shah Sahe Alam, Squadron Leader (Retd) Akter Hafiz Khan and Squadron Leader (Retd) Shafiqul Islam.