BNP demo at Suhrawardy on Nov 7

BNP has announced of holding a rally at Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan to mark their National Revolution and Solidarity Day on November 7.

“We hope the government will extend its support to our programme,” party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said in a press briefing today.

Apart from the rally, BNP also announced a 10-day programme schedule to mark the day that saw a civil-military “uprising” leading to the release of then army chief Ziaur Rahman from captivity on in 1975.

Fakhrul was hosting a press briefing at Nayapaltan headquarters in Dhaka.