The party has not seen any big political rally since the BNP's incomplete grand rally on October 28 last year. But this time the party wants to become active on the streets again. After the election, BNP has held several press conferences and small rallies, but this time it has called for a big rally.

At the beginning of this three-day program, the BNP will hold a rally demanding the unconditional release and better treatment of party chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The rally will be held in front of the party's central office in Nayapaltan on Saturday (June 29) at 2 pm.

After taking a break for a day, the party has announced plans to hold rallies in major cities across the country on the first day of July and in district towns across the country on July 3.

Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that the leaders and workers of BNP in North and South of Dhaka metropolis will hold a rally to demand the release of Khaleda Zia.

He announced this at the party's central office in Nayapaltan on Friday (June 28) afternoon.

Rizvi said that a rally will be held in Nayapaltan on Saturday to demand the unconditional release of Begum Khaleda Zia, the symbol of democracy, the 'Mother of Democracy' and an undying commitment to protect freedom and sovereignty. The rally will start from 2 pm.

In view of the permission for the assembly, he said, we have already sent a letter to the Police Commissioner's office for the assembly. A BNP delegation also held a meeting with police officials. BNP National Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas coordinated various preparatory meetings to make the rally a success. Meanwhile, all preparations have been completed to make the rally a success.

This senior leader of the BNP said, I hope a historic rally will be held tomorrow. He called upon all the leaders and activists of the party including Dhaka residents to attend the rally on time to demand the release of Khaleda Zia.

The BNP rally is scheduled to start from 2 pm on Saturday. BNP press wing officer Shamsuddin Didar told Barta24.com that party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will be present as the Chief Guest in the rally under the chairmanship of Mirza Abbas.

Sources of the party said that BNP is preparing for a big showdown through this program.

According to sources, activists from various wards of Dhaka City as well as neighboring areas of the capital Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Narsingdi, Gazipur, Manikganj, Tangail can join in this rally.

It should be noted that Khaleda Zia went to jail on February 8, 2017 after being sentenced to five years in prison in a special court in Dhaka in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. The following year on October 30, 2021, his sentence was increased to 10 years after the High Court dismissed her appeal in the case.

Earlier, another special court in Dhaka found the former Prime Minister guilty in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on October 29, 2018. She was then sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment. During the Corona pandemic, on March 25, 2020, the government released the BNP Chief under Section 401 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CRPC).

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has given permission to hold a discussion meeting in front of the party's central office on the occasion of the 75th founding anniversary of Awami League.

DMP Deputy Police Commissioner (Operations) Md. Abu Yusuf said this in a letter sent to Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League Office Secretary Md. Riaz Uddin Riaz on Friday (June 28) night.

Earlier, on the same day, Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League office secretary Md. Riaz Uddin Riaz said in a media release that Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League has organized a discussion meeting tomorrow Saturday (June 29) at 3 pm on the occasion of Awami League's platinum jubilee.

In the letter, the DMP Commissioner said, in view of the application submitted (June 28) for discussion, permission was granted for the discussion meeting organized by Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League on Saturday (June 29) at 3 pm in front of the Awami League office at 23, Bangabandhu Avenue.

The conditions are –

1. This permit is not a permission to use the space, permission must be obtained from the concerned authorities for using the space.

2. The terms and conditions specified in the space usage permit must be duly observed.

3. All assembly activities should be confined within the approved space.

4. Adequate number of volunteers (with visible ID cards) should be recruited under own management for security.

5. Mic/Sound box shall not be used outside the approved place or on the road side (6) Projector shall not be placed outside the approved place or on the road side.

7. No gathering of people on the streets or sidewalks outside the permitted areas.

8. Mic/Sound box cannot be used during Azan, Namaz and other religiously sensitive times.

9. No caricature speech shall be given or propagated on any matter which may hurt religious sentiments.

10. No obstruction shall be created in the movement of vehicles and people including assembly in the streets including the vicinity of authorized places.

11. No kind of stick, stick or rod can be used to cover the carrying of flags, banners, festoons at the assembly ground.

12. (13) No activity or speech against the state shall be allowed.

15. A procession cannot be brought to the place of assembly causing public suffering.

14. No inflammatory speech or distribution of leaflets shall be permitted.

16. For parking, the car must be parked in the designated area, no car can be parked on the main road.

17. The organizing authority will be responsible if the law and order situation deteriorates at the rally venue.

18. Failure to comply with the said terms and conditions shall result in immediate cancellation of this permission order.

19. The Authority reserves the right to cancel this permission order without assigning any reason in public interest.

Calling for urgent action against bank looting, money laundering and corruption, Awami League Presidium Member Advocate Qamrul Islam said that if action can be taken against these miscreants, Sheikh Hasina will surpass Malaysia's Mahathir Mohammad.

He made this comment during the general debate in the budget session for the fiscal year 2024-25 in the JS on Thursday (June 27).

In the session presided over by Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, this member of parliament from the government party raised a question and said, if there was no corruption, why are the officers like Benazir and Goat scandal afraid of the law. Why run away from the country? Exemplary punishment must be meted out against them.

Awami League leader Qamrul Islam commented that the recent corruption news is part of the conspiracy. He said, I believe that all the incidents that are happening recently are part of the conspiracy. All of a sudden there is some propaganda against some corrupt, ex-officials as part of national and international conspiracies.

Referring to former IGP of Police Benazir Ahmed and NBR officer Matiur Rahman, Qamrul Islam said that although all these corruptions are suddenly emerging through national and international conspiracies. Even then, it must be acknowledged that those who are accused today, why are they afraid of the law? Fearing the law, why go abroad? Today, Mr. Benazir, why are the officers of the goat case afraid of the law? They seem to be corrupt because they fear the law. The allegations against them are true. It is part of the conspiracy. But still they appear to be true in their roles.

Former minister Qamrul Islam said, our Prime Minister is in state power for the fourth consecutive term. I believe she will surpass even Malaysia's Mahathir Mohammad. If action can be taken against corruption, tax evaders and miscreants I believe Awami League will come to power again, the current Prime Minister will be able to form the government again.

He said, now is the time to take action against them. As politicians, we are ashamed to see all these people as bank robbers or those doing such things.

MP Qamrul Islam said, I want to say once again that our Prime Minister is one of the most honest statesmen in the world. In our country, bank robbers, money launderers and all these corrupt people cannot smear us with chalk. They must be prosecuted on an urgent basis, just as they were prosecuted in the casino case.

This leader of Awami League said that today when our Prime Minister has established herself as one of the honest people. Her name is included in the list of 10 honest people of the world. There is no tolerance for those who commit corruption. Bangladesh Awami League has proved that in the past, BNP could not discipline its corrupt leaders and activists, could not bring them under the law. But Awami League has proved that even our ministers and MPs have been brought to justice. You must remember, a few days ago many of us were arrested and brought to trial in the casino case.

Advocate Qamrul Islam said that the policy of the Prime Minister and the government must accept this, 'our zero tolerance for corruption' policy. We are not exempting our leaders and workers from corruption in any way. The government is taking maximum measures against corruption.

Calling for strengthening the anti-corruption drive, former Planning Minister MA Mannan said, "We have many laws against corruption." But there is no visible implementation of the law. Corruption will not be tolerated. People reject corruption. Strict measures should be taken against corruption for the sake of sustainable development.

Member of Parliament Aroma Dutta said that the Prime Minister has been adopting a zero tolerance policy against corruption like an iron man. She is working according to the instructions of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. But some opportunists are tarnishing the image of the country through corruption. They should be brought under exemplary punishment. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu's declaration against corruption is still ringing in my ears, my farmer does not corrupt, my laborer does not. Educated society corrupts. She expressed hope that zero tolerance will be effective against corruption of Bangabandhu's daughter.

Independent Member of Parliament said the proposed budget positively. Hushamuddin Chowdhury said that keeping those who will implement the budget free from corruption is now a big challenge. NBR, ACC-like institutions cannot be progressed unless they are made trustworthy and transparent. If the ghost comes in the mustard, then how to chase away the ghost? He said, in the proposed budget, there is an opportunity to whiten black money. Surely there is a logical reason behind this. But we have to be careful not to encourage corruption through this.

Independent Member of Parliament Akhtaruzzaman said inflation should be reduced. The Finance Minister has planned for this. But the same model followed by the Finance Minister in the US has not been successful even in five years. He called the Finance Minister along with the concerned departments.

The BNP defeated in the legal battle for the release of Begum Khaleda Zia has announced the program of street agitation. It is said that they are going to give the program of protest march, protest rally.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP will announce the new program on Wednesday (June 26). On this occasion, a joint meeting has been called at Nayapaltan BNP central office in the capital on Wednesday at 12 noon. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not open his mouth about the program despite announcing the choice of streets at a press conference on June 25. There is no shortage of people's interest to know what is in the program of BNP.

Adviser to BNP Chairperson Moazzem Hossain Alal told Barta24.com that BNP will not give programs that cause suffering to the public. Because we don't want to increase the suffering of those who are suffering more from Khaleda Zia's suffering than us. Our main concern will be that people do not suffer. In response to a question, he said that there may be programs like protests and demonstrations.

It is said that after talking to various levels of BNP leaders, BNP can hold a rally if they give a big program. And smaller programs may include human chains and symbolic hunger strikes in front of the National Press Club. There may be programs outside Dhaka at the district level as well. There are precedents for holding prayer programs in the past.

Those leaders said that BNP is not in a position to make big programs successful. Because there is no committee of BNP in the city, there is no committee of Jubo Dal. Through whom the program will succeed. BNP knows this very well.

Another BNP source said that Khaleda Zia has plans to use her time on temporary issues besides demanding medical treatment abroad. These may include the Prime Minister's visit to India, transit issues, border killings, increase in prices of essential commodities, release of imprisoned leaders and activists. And a point of resignation of the government may necessarily be attached.

BNP's highest policy-making forum standing committee meeting decided to choose treets. After that, the Secretary General was given the responsibility to discuss with the Acting Chairman. This will be BNP's fourth phase of street program after the 12th JS elections held on January 7.

Mirza Fakhrul said that Khaleda Zia has been suffering from various complicated diseases for a long time and doctors have recommended to send her abroad for better treatment. The party demanded that she be released and sent abroad so that the family has twice asked permission for her treatment abroad. But the illegitimate government deprived her of advanced medical treatment in order to kill her to perpetuate their power. I demand immediate unconditional release of Khaleda Zia.

Khaleda Zia went to jail on February 8, 2017 after being sentenced to five years imprisonment by a special court in Dhaka in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. The following year on October 30, 2021, the High Court increased her sentence to 10 years after dismissing his appeal in the case. Earlier, another special court in Dhaka found the former prime minister guilty in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on October 29, 2018. She was then sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment.

During the Corona pandemic, on March 25, 2020, the government released the BNP chief under Section 401 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CRPC).

She is out on the executive orders of the head of government for humanitarian reasons. For the same reason, when asked whether there is any opportunity to send them abroad, the Law Minister told the media persons, "Whatever has to be done has to be done through the law." In the law by which she is out of jail, there is no opportunity (to go abroad).'

BNP called the first hartal on June 27, 2010, a year and a half after the Awami League government came to power in January 2009. After that, BNP held several strikes to protest the withdrawal of Khaleda Zia's case, the withdrawal of Tariq Zia's case and the eviction of Khaleda Zia from her house. On the other hand, in 2015, BNP announced the blockade program for an indefinite period. The program has been going on for a long time through burning. BNP, one of the political parties of Bangladesh, has not yet officially lifted the blockade. There is still a lot of humor and trolling about that program.