BNP leaders and activists have been arriving at the party's Nayapaltan headquarters from 9:00am today to take part in their one-point movement
Police arrested a total of 1,223 BNP leaders and activists from different parts of the capital and produced them before the court in nine days just before the party's December 10 rally.
BNP's Nayapaltan office has opened after four days, as all the barricades were removed from the road in front of the office a day after the party's Dhaka rally.
The seats of five BNP lawmakers in parliament are now vacant as they have submitted their resignation letters in person, Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said today.
Five of the seven BNP lawmakers have submitted their resignation letters to the Speaker today.
The BNP at its Dhaka rally yesterday announced all its seven MPs will resign from parliament.
It has been an eventful day so far. The day began with Dhaka residents waking up to empty roads, almost no public transports and increased police surveillance all around the city, due to BNP’s rally at Golapbagh. There was also presence of Awami League and BCL activists, taking positions in many
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) said it would announce its decision on whether BNP can hold a rally at Golapbagh field in the capital tomorrow only after receiving an application from the party.
The Golapbagh field in the capital's Dhalpur area, which will be the venue for BNP's is going to hold its Dhaka divisional rally tomorrow, is under the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and located near Kamalapur stadium.
Soon after the DMP gave permission to BNP to hold its December 10 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, the party said it will stage the programme in front of the Nayapaltan office.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has given permission to the BNP to hold its December 10 rally at the capital's Suhrawardy Udyan under 26 conditions.
While the government insists the BNP would be given permission to hold its December 10 rally at no other place but the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan, BNP leaders think it’s a ploy to prevent their activists from joining the rally.