BNP rally under way at Nayapaltan

The BNP public rally to announce the one-point movement has begun in front of its Nayapaltan central office with the participation of a huge number of leaders and activists of the party and its associate bodies.

The rally arranged by BNP’s Dhaka south and north city units formally began around 1:55 pm with the recitation from the holy Quran.

BNP leaders and activists have started gathering before the party’s Nayapaltan central office with processions carrying banners, festoons, placards and portraits of the party’s top leaders from different parts of Dhaka since Wednesday morning to join the rally.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will address the programme as the chief guest and announce a ‘one-point‍‍` simultaneous movement to press for the resignation of the Awami League government paving the way for holding the next national election under a neutral government.

A large number of members of law enforcement agencies have been deployed in the Nayapaltan area to maintain law and order.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issued separate notices not only allowing the BNP to hold the rally at Nayapaltan but also the ruling Awami League to hold a ‍‍`peace rally‍‍` not very far away at the Baitul Mokarram South Gate. Both parties were given permission to hold the rallies on 23 conditions, including ending the programmes by 5 pm.

Alongside the BNP, its like-minded political parties are all going to announce the one-point demand through separate rallies in the capital today.