BNP to stage demo after Jumma prayers

BNP will stage countrywide demonstrations on Friday protesting against its Chairperson Khaleda Zia's verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. As part of their two-day demonstration programme, party leaders and activists will stage protests across the country after Jumma prayers. Party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday made the announcement immediately after the verdict. Amid heightening tensions and various speculations, a special court on Thursday convicted the former prime minister and sentenced her to five years' imprisonment in the corruption case.