BNP to unveil next course of action in Saturday's rally

BNP will unveil its future course of action and strategy at its planned Suhrawardy Udyan public rally here on Saturday, reports UNB.
"We'll deliver our statements on our party's future policy at the rally. Our party's future strategy and programmes will be declared there," said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
He came up with the remarks at a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan central office after a joint meeting of the party and its associate bodies.
Fakhrul said they tried to hold the rally on Thursday, but Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities suggested that they arrange it on a holiday on Saturday at Suhrawardy Udyan. "That's why we shifted the rally to Saturday."
He said police are now talking in a different tone as the Awami League-led 14-Party Grand Alliance has a meeting at Mohanagar Natya Mancha the same day. "Their venue is far away from ours. So, we can't understand what the problem with holding our programme the same day."
The BNP leader also alleged that the ruling party leaders are issuing various threats to their party leaders and activists to resist them from joining their rally.
"Mohammad Nasim (14-party coordinator) at a meeting urged their party men to resist BNP leaders and activists so that they can't come to the rally. Jahangir Kabir Nanak (AL leader) directed them to break the hands and legs of our activists ...this is their democratic language," he said.
The BNP leader said people will now consider who start political violence and give provocation for it following such remarks of the ruling party leaders. "No one should also forget that Awami League killed 27 youths with oars and sticks on October 28, 2006 on the streets."
Asked whether their party will hold the rally on Saturday under the current circumstances, Fakhrul said they held the joint meeting of their party for making their rally a success on Saturday.