Dhaka South City Corporation has given permission to both Awami League and BNP to hold rallies in the capital on January 5.
The Awami League has got permission from DSCC to hold the rally in Bangabandhu Avenue while the BNP got permission to hold the rally in front of their party's Nayapaltan Headquarters.
DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon confirmed the matter to told the Dhaka Tribune on Monday afternoon.
BNP proposed an alternative venue after the police authorities turned down its plea to stage the event at the Suhrawardy Udyan.
On the other hand, the ruling Awami League announced to hold rallies at 16 places of the capital to mark January 5 as the “Protection of Constitution and Democracy Victory Day.” As both the parties announced programmes on the same day, the authorities did not allow anyone to hold any programme in the capital.
Last year, the BNP could not hold the scheduled rally at Suhrawardy Udyan as its Chairperson Khaleda Zia had allegedly been “barred” from leaving her Gulshan office to attend the event to mark “Democracy Killing Day.” In protest, she announced countrywide indefinite blockade which claimed more than 100 lives in three months.
On January 5, 2014, the BNP boycotted the national parliamentary elections, refusing to take part in an election under the then incumbent Awami League government and restoration of the caretaker government system.
