BNP-led 19-party protest rallies Saturday

The BNP-led 19-party alliance will stage rallies across the country Saturday protesting the law enforcers’ obstruction to their black-flag processions, killing of a BNP leader and attacks on their activists.
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Wednesday announced the programme at a press conference at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in the city.
The rallies will be held at all the divisional cities, district towns and upazila headquarters throughout the country.In the capital, the programme will be held at Suhrawardy Udyan.
Addressing the press conference, Fakhrul alleged that the law enforcers attacked their peaceful black-flag processions at various parts of the country without any provocation.
He claimed that a Jubo Dal leader, Piarul Islam, was killed in Satkhira as police opened fire on a party procession there, according to a news agency.