Khaleda to address mass rally in capital on Aug 19

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to address a mass rally in the capital on August 19 where she may give directives to party leaders and activists against the backdrop of the latest political scenario and about the next general polls.
“She is scheduled to address the founding anniversary meeting of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal at Suhrawardi Udyan,” Shimul Biswas, personal assistant of the BNP chief, told The Daily Star yesterday.
The opposition leader last spoke at a mass rally at the capital's Shapla Chattar on May 4 where she issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the government for restoration of the caretaker government system.
After Hefajat-e Islam's May 5 mayhem at Shapla Chattar, the government imposed an unofficial ban on rallies in the capital. And later in May when Khaleda was to address a party rally, she was denied permission to hold it in front of BNP's central office at Nayapaltan or at Paltan Maidan.