BNP allowed to hold Dhaka procession Friday

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has given permission to the BNP to hold its mass procession in Dhaka on Friday afternoon-- a decision taken on Tuesday.

“The DMP has given us permission to hold a mass rally from 2pm to 5pm on Friday,” BNP Vice Chairman Dr AZM Zahid Hossain told an online news portal soon after the decision was taken in a meeting between Dr AZM Zahid Hossain and DMP Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq.

BNP International Affairs Secretary Advocate Masud Ahmed Talukder was also present at the meeting.

The Dhaka procession of the BNP was supposed to be held on Saturday with simultaneous countrywide protests at the district and metropolitan levels with like-minded parties.

However, the BNP rescheduled the rally at the request of Awami League as the rally coincided with the ruling party's national council.