BNP announces 2-day demo programme

Staff Correspondent: BNP on Thursday announced a two-day countrywide demonstration programme for Friday and Saturday protesting the jailing of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement while addressing a press briefing at its Nayapaltan central office in the capital.

Fakhrul said the party leaders and activists will stage demonstrations across the country, including all the district towns and upazila headquarters, in a peaceful manner as per directive of their chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Khaleda Zia was taken to Old Dhaka central jail from Special Court-5 at Bakshibazar in the city as the court sentenced her to five years in jail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.


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