DMP gives BNP permission to hold rally today

The BNP was finally given permission on Saturday to hold its planned public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city today (Sunday), reports UNB.

"The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities have given us written permission on different conditions to stage our rally tomorrow (Sunday) at Suhrawardy Udyan," BNP publicity affairs secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie told the news agency.

The BNP leader said DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia gave them the permission as he and party organising secretary Abdus Salam Azad met him at his office around 11:30am

The party on Thursday sought the permission from the DMP authorities to hold the public rally on Sunday as the authorities reportedly requested it to change the rally schedule from Saturday and submit a fresh application for the permission.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said they would unveil their party's future course of action and strategy at the Suhrawardy Udyan public rally.