BNP doesn't get DMP permission to stage rally

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday denied BNP staging a rally at the capital's Suhrawardy Udyan.

Citing an intelligence report, DMP Deputy Commissioner (media) Masudur Rahman told The Daily Star that such a programme is not suitable for public safety.

So, BNP was not allowed to do so, he added.

The party has been seeking permission to hold the rally since its Chairperson Khaleda Zia was jailed on a graft case on February 8.

Earlier in the day, a four-member BNP team also met the DMP commissioner for this purpose.