BNP to stage ‘big showdown’ on Nov 7 in Dhaka

The party's secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the party’s plan in a joint meeting of Dhaka city unit BNP at Nayapaltan Bhasani auditorium also advised leaders and activists to get prepared the event. Fakhrul said: “We have decided to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on November 7. We have already taken permission from the police for the event.” We would like to ensure huge mass gathering at our rally to prove that BNP is the country’s number-one party. We’ve to demonstrate that there’s no other bigger party than BNP,” he said at the meeting. The BNP secretary general also directed his party colleagues to strengthen their campaign for the rally at every ward of the city. On October 20, BNP announced a 10-day programme, including a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, to observe the 'National Revolution and Solidarity Day,' marking the civil-military uprising on November 7, 1975. BNP’s Dhaka city unit convener Mirza Abbas said they will hold a massive ever rally on November 7. He said: “Our all leaders will have to work together to make our rally successful. We want you all to start working for the event right after this meeting.”