BNP\\\'s Teesta march restarts after stopover in Rangpur

BNP long marchers left Rangpur and are heading towards Teesta Barrage in Nilphamari district on the second and final day of the programme on Wednesday demanding fair share of the river water. The long march caravan started its journey from the city around 10:00am after a brief rally in front of Rangpur Public Library. The long march will conclude after holding of another public rally at Dalia Point in Nilphamari. Earlier, starting from Uttara in Dhaka city, the long-march, led by BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, entered Rangpur city around 7:20pm on Tuesday and stayed overnight there. On their way to the Teesta Barrage, BNP leaders held their first wayside rally in Gazipur’s Kaliakair Upazila, the second rally on the Tangail Bypass Road, the third one at Sirajganj’s Kaddar Intersection, the fourth one at Bogra’s Matidhali Crossing, the fifth one at Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj Upazila and the sixth and final one in Gaibandha’s Polashbari. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, vice-chairmen Abdullah Al Noman, Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf, Hafizuddin Ahmed, Selima Rahman, party chairperson’s advisers Dr Osman Farroque, Abdul Mannan, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Ahmed Azam Khan, international affairs secretary Asaduzaman Ripon, education affairs secretary Khairul Kabir Khokon, students affairs secretary Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Anne and Jubo Dal president Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, among others, joined the long march, according to UNB.