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BNP to stage rally in all divisional cities on Feb 4

UNB . Dhaka
25 Jan 2023 16:21:05 | Update: 25 Jan 2023 22:13:45
BNP to stage rally in all divisional cities on Feb 4
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The BNP on Wednesday announced the programme to hold rallies in all divisional cities on February 4, to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a caretaker government.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement from a rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the capital.

Fakhrul said the rally will be held in all divisional cities, demanding unconditional release of the party leaders and activists, as well as reduction of prices of electricity and daily commodities. However, the programme for Dhaka metropolitan area on that day will be announced later.

As part of the ongoing simultaneous movement against the current government, the rally began around 2:30pm in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office, with the participation of a huge number of leaders and activists of the party and its associated bodies.

Organisers said the programme is meant for registering a protest against the introduction of one-party Baksal rule by Awami League on this day in 1975, rise in the prices of power and gas and mounting pressure on the government to accept their 10-point demand.

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The 10-point demand includes holding the next polls under a non-party caretaker government.

Hundreds of party leaders and activists started gathering at the venue in small processions at noon, halting traffic in the area that caused public suffering.

An adequate number of law enforcers have been deployed in and around the rally venue to fend off any untoward incident.

Apart from BNP, other like-minded opposition parties, alliances and organisations also observed a similar programme in Dhaka and other divisional cities and district towns on Wednesday as part of the simultaneous movement to oust the current government.

Ganatantra Mancha, Ganatantrik Bam Oikya and Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote held separate rallies in front of the Jatiya Press Club.

the 12-Party Alliance near Bijoy Nagar Water Tank while Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote in front of the Jatiya Press at and LDP at FDC Crossing.

They also announced a programme to hold rallies in the divisional cities for February 4.

It was the fourth programme of the simultaneous movement after the mass procession on December 30, sit-in on January 11 and rally and procession on January 16.

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