The rally started demanding the unconditional release of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment in the hospital.

The rally started in front of the party's central office in Nayapaltan around 3:30 pm on Saturday (June 29). The party's secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will speak as the chief guest at the event under the chairmanship of BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas.

Meanwhile, after 12 o'clock, ignoring the drizzle, the leaders and workers of BNP and other party organizations began to gather at the rally venue in a piecemeal procession. As time progressed, Nayapaltan became active with the movement of activists. A stream of activists has already descended on Nayapaltan.

It has been seen that the BNP leaders and activists came to the rally place with a procession from the surrounding areas of Nayapaltan. Leaders and activists are chanting slogans with national and party flags, banners, festoons and placards from different units of Dhaka. Leaders and activists have also come from the surrounding districts of Dhaka. They participated in the rally wearing different colored caps. The entire Nayapaltan area has become buzzing with the procession and slogans of the activists.

Heavy presence of police was observed in Nayapaltan area around the rally. They are on alert to face any situation. 

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.

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.