No bar on BNP to hold peaceful demos: minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the law enforcement agencies will not restrict BNP if they hold their programmes in a systematic way.

The minister was speaking to journalists after attending a meeting at the secretariat on law and order situation during the National Mourning Day on August 15.

"BNP is a political party. They have their own strategies. It's up to them whether they'll participate in the next general elections or not. But we won't let them to block the roads or damage peoples' lives and properties," said Kamal.

Kamal said the fact that the government isn't interrupting BNP's activities in front of Jatiya Press Club shows that the government has no objection to peaceful political activities.

"The people will decide whether they'll listen to BNP's call to come to the streets or not. The way the country is moving forward indicates that the people won't go back to darkness," added Kamal.

According to the minister, security will be beefed up in Dhanmondi and Banani areas on August 15.