BNP to stage rally in all divisional cities on Feb 4

BNP on Wednesday announced  rally in all divisional cities for February 4 (Saturday) to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a caretaker government, UNB reports. 

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement from a rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the capital.

Fakhrul said the rally will be held in all divisional cities demanding unconditional release of the party leaders and activists, reduction of prices of electricity and daily commodities.

However, the programme for Dhaka metropolitan  area  on that day will be announced later, he said.

As part of the simultaneous movement against the current government, BNP arranged the rally with the participation of a huge number of leaders and activists of the party and its associated bodies.

The organisers said the programme was meant for registering a protest against the introduction of one-party Baksal rule by the Awami League on this day in 1975, the rise in the prices of power and gas and mounting pressure on the government to accept their 10-point demand, including holding the next polls under a non-party caretaker government.

Apart from BNP, other like-minded opposition parties, alliances and organisations also observed a similar programme in Dhaka and other divisional cities and district towns on Wednesday as part of the simultaneous movement to oust the current government.

Of them, Ganatantra Mancha, Ganatantrik Bam Oikya and Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote held separate rallies in front of the Jatiya Press Club while the 12-Party Alliance near Bijoy Nagar Water Tank while Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote in front of the Jatiya Press at and  LDP at FDC  Crossing.

They also announced rally in the divisional cities for February 4.

It was the fourth programme of the simultaneous movement after the mass procession on December 30, sit-in on January 11 and rally and procession on January 16.