Khaleda to address May Day rally in capital

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to address a workers' rally in the capital on May 1, marking May Day.

Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, a labour front of BNP, will hold the rally on Suhrawardy Udyan, BNP senior joint secretary general Rizvi Ahmed said at a press briefing after a joint meeting of the party and its associate bodies at its Nayapaltan central office.

The BNP leader said Sramik Dal sought permission from both Public Works Department and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on March 27 for staging the rally.

Rizvi said although the Public Works Department said it had no objection if the DMP permitted arranging the programme, the police authorities were yet to respond to it.