BNP to demonstrate in city Saturday

BNP will stage demonstrations in the city on Saturday protesting the denial of permission for holding the party’s scheduled rally at Jatrabari.
BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam announced the programme at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office.
“The government didn’t give permission for our rally as it fears the opposition. In protests against it, we’ll stage demonstrations in all thanas of the city to express our hatred and indignation,” he said.
Having denied permission for staging a rally in Narayanganj during BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s visit to the district, the party announced to hold a rally at Concord Housing ground at Matuail in the city’s Jatrabari area on Saturday in protest against the countrywide growing incidents of killing, abduction, and forced disappearance and Narayanganj seven murders.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was scheduled to address the rally as the chief guest while the party took all-out preparations for staging a showdown of around 10 lakh people through the rally, according to UNB.