After completing its rallies in 10 divisional cities, the BNP now wants to wage a one-point movement to oust the government, uniting all like-minded opposition parties and forces.
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 BNP's divisional rally was held at the Golapbagh field in Dhaka today.
The streets belong to the working class and they are the ones who will decide the future of the country.
So far, whatever the ruling party has been doing is going in favour of the BNP.
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
Amid speculations, political tension, arrest of a huge number of party leaders and activists and protracted negotiations, BNP's last divisional rally finally started in the capital's at Golapbagh field this morning.
After protracted negotiations, the BNP finally got permission for its rally today at a ground which was not its first choice by any means.
The Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur, which was finally set as the venue for the BNP rally, was already overflowing with supporters the night before the event, with the crowd spilling over onto nearby streets.
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.
BNP today secured permission to hold its December 10 rally at Golapbagh field in the capital and as such security measures have been heightened around the premises, Mohammad Harun Or Rashid, chief of detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said today.
The BNP Standing Committee members are holding an emergency meeting virtually to discuss the latest political situation and decide on the next course of action.
Plainclothes men identifying themselves as law enforcers picked up BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas from their homes in Dhaka early today, claims the BNP.
Is our government so weak that a proposed public meeting threatens it?
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the BNP will not be allowed to hold any rally blocking the roads.
The BNP is no longer hell bent on holding its December 10 rally at Nayapaltan and it wants to avoid confrontation with the government over the venue.
BNP's divisional rally began on Madrasa Maidan in Rajshahi city this morning.
Bogura BNP leaders and activists today alleged that they faced obstructions from police on the way to Rajshahi to attend the party's divisional rally tomorrow..Around 300 motorbikes carrying party leaders and activists were stopped by law enforcers on Bogura-Naogaon Highway in Dupchanchia