BNP mulls more road marches after Eid
BNP and its allies will organise more road marches and public meetings after the Eid-ul-Azha to mount pressure on the government for reinstating the caretaker government system.
Party leaders said tougher programmes including hartal and blockade might also be declared if their road marches towards divisional cities face government obstructions.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to lead a march towards Sylhet on October 10 and another towards Rajshahi on October 18.
On completion of these two, she will announce dates of road marches towards Khulna, Barisal and Rangpur, a number of leaders told The Daily Star requesting anonymity.
Meanwhile, the main opposition party decided to hold a grand rally on the Mymensingh circuit house premises on October 25. The date was earlier fixed for a march towards Chittagong, which was postponed due to hajj and Eid.
The decision came yesterday at a meeting between party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and leaders of the Mymensingh district BNP.
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, joint secretary general of BNP, said tougher programmes will be announced if the government obstructs their marches and public meetings.
On September 27, the BNP chief at a public gathering in the capital declared three road marches towards Sylhet, Rajshahi and Chittagong to drum up public support for its demand for restoration of the caretaker government system.
Under the system, a nonparty caretaker government used to hold the national polls. But the 15th amendment to the constitution allows the incumbent government to oversee the election.
Protesting the amendment, BNP has called a number of hartals and held rallies. In a latest move, the party has decided to march towards all the seven divisional headquarters to press home its demand.
LIVE BROADCAST
Meanwhile, BNP has made arrangements to broadcast live its Monday's road march towards Sylhet at www.bnplive.com.
Centre for National Studies (CNS), a research organisation, will broadcast the show, said sources at the BNP chief's Gulshan office.
Khaleda Zia will lead the march and address nine rallies on the way. The rallies are set to be held in Narayanganj, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria, Habiganj and Maulvibazar.
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