Having failed to come out of her office to join her alliance's planned rally in the city, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday said the countrywide blockade would continue until they come up with a fresh decision, reports UNB.
She made the announcement while talking to reporters at her Gulshan office premises in the afternoon.
Earlier, police barred the BNP chief from coming out of the office, where she had remained confined since Saturday night.
Khaleda came down to the main gate of the office around 3:48pm in her bid to get out of it, but she could not as police kept the gate under lock and key.
Aggrieved BNP leaders and activists on the office premises chanted various slogans against the government.
As they started hitting the gate in an apparent bid to break it open, police used pepper spray to disperse them.
Besides, BNP chairperson's special assistant Shimul Biswas alleged that the government had resorted to falsehood about Khaleda's confinement.
Speaking at the office premises, he said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Khaleda Zia was not confined and his State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal also claimed so. "But, Khaleda Zia is not being allowed to come out of her office."
Khaleda barred from stepping out
FE Team | Published: January 06, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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