BNP stages demo countrywide today

Leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies will stage demonstrations across the country today (Tuesday) demanding the release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail, reports UNB.

The party also rescheduled its Monday's planned rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital for March 29 as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities did not respond to its application seeking permission for the programme.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office on Monday.

He said their party's all district and metropolitan city units will demonstrate today (Tuesday) seeking their chairperson Khaleda Zia's release from jail.

In the capital, Fakhrul said the similar programme will also be observed in every thana here on the same ground.

He said though they had a schedule to hold rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Monday, the DMP authorities did not give them permission to hold it.

The BNP leader hoped that the authorities concerned will allow them to hold the rally on March 29.

He said a BNP delegation went to the DMP office on Sunday, but no one of the police authorities met them.

"I personally phoned the DMP authorities at least 10 times, but they didn't receive it. So, now we've decided to hold the rally on March 29"

Fakhrul alleged that the government is trying to provoke BNP so that they change their stance of peaceful movement. But we won't get provoked. We can assure you we won't fall into the government's trap."