Khaleda in B\\\'baria

BNP Chairperson and 20-party alliance leader Khaleda Zia reached Brahmanbaria on Tuesday afternoon to address a public rally in the district town. The rally has already began at 3:00pm at Niaz Mohammad High School ground. The local unit of the BNP-led 20-party alliance have organised the public meeting in a bid to mobilise support of the people of all section of the society in favour of the opposition bloc’s demand for a fresh national poll under a non-party neutral administration. BNP high-ups said Khaleda, also the former prime minister, left her residence at Gulshan in the city for Brahmanbaria at 11:45am. A senior BNP leader accompanying Khaleda, said she is scheduled to return to Dhaka on Tuesday night after attending the rally. This is the BNP chief’s 3rd district tour after the January 5 national elections, boycotted by her party and its allies. Earlier, Khaleda went to Munshiganj on May 28 and Joypurhat on June 22 and addressed public rallies there. Khaleda will also meet the victims of recent floods and distribute relief materials among them, according to private TV channels.