Hundreds of BNP men stage demo in Dhaka
Leaders and activists of BNP staged demonstration in Nayapaltan area of Dhaka protesting jail sentence against the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a corruption case.
Hundreds of leaders and activists of the party gathered in Nayapaltan area after Jumma prayers and brought out processions from in front of the party's central office in the area demanding the immediate release of Khaleda.
Police dispersed the procession when it reached in front of the Nayapaltan party office after marching Dainik Bangla and Fokirapul areas in the capital.
Meanwhile, leaders and activists of BNP staged demonstration in Rajshahi and Barisal cities protesting the verdict.
Amid heightening tensions and various speculations, a special court in Dhaka yesterday handed down the former prime minister to five years' imprisonment in the much-talked-about Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
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