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The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Tuesday permitted BNP to hold its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on December 10 on 26 conditions.
The BNP, however, is still determined to hold the rally at Naya Paltan instead of Suhrawardy Udyan.
The DMP issued a notification, signed by Deputy Police Commissioner (Headquarters and Admin) Abdul Momen, allowing the party to arrange the rally at Suhrawardy Udyan.
It said DMP gave BNP permission based on the conditions to hold the rally at Suhrawardy Udyan instead of Nayapaltan to avoid traffic jam and public suffering.
BNP can hold the rally at the venue from 12pm to 4:30 pm on December 10, according to the notification.
As per the conditions, BNP must seek permission from the other authorities concerned for using the venue, all the activities of the programme have to be limited to inside the venue, the rally must completed by the stipulated time schedule and the party leaders and activists will be allowed to gather at the venue just two hours before the start of the programme and no anti-state activities can be carried and no such statements can be made at the rally venue.
Besides, no propaganda or leaflets distribution will be allowed. and no procession can be brought out from the venue.
All the security measures, including installing CCTV cameras, vehicle scanners and metal detectors at the venue, should be taken by the party itself while adequate number of volunteers (with visible ID cards) should be deployed at the venue on the party’s own management.
The DMP also said the party will be responsible if the law and order situation deteriorates at the rally venue.
