BNP postpones February 8 Suhrawardy Udyan rally

Bangladesh

BD Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party has postponed its scheduled public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on February 8 due to the ongoing Ekushey Book Fair.

Instead of the public rally, the party will now hold a protest rally at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on the same day, marking the 1st anniversary of jailing of its chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case.

Besides, the party’s different units across the country will hold similar programmes across the country the following day.

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the announcement at a press conference at the party’s Nayaplatan central office on Monday.

‘We had earlier announced to hold a rally at Suhrwardy Udyan on February 8 demanding the release of our chairperson Khaleda Zia and other arrested leaders and activists of the party. We’ve postponed it due to the book fair. We’ve decided to stage a protest rally on the same day at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh,’ he said.
On February 8, 2018, Khaleda was sent to Old Dhaka Central Jail after her conviction in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.