Mohila Dal stages black-flag demos

Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal on Monday staged black-flag processions across the country protesting the police obstruction to their programme in the city marking the International Women’s Day on Saturday. The women wing of BNP brought out the black-flag processions in all the district towns and at all the thanas in the capital city, said a Mohila Dal press release. Meanwhile, police detained Rajshahi district unit Mohila Dal president Rukhsana Begun Tuktuki and joint general secretary Laila Begum from a peaceful rally in Rajshahi, the release added. Mohila Dal president Nuri Ara Safa and general secretary Shirin Sultana protested the detention of the two women leaders and demanded their release immediately, according to a news agency.