Ruling Awami League called off their October 25 rally moments after Dhaka Metropolitan Police granted conditional permission to BNP for their rally on the same day.
Awami League Dhaka unit Organising Secretary Shahey Alam Murad told the Dhaka Tribune on Thursday evening that the move was made out of “respect for law.”
He said Awami League had sought permission for three locations – Suhrawardy Uddyan, Paltan Maidan and Bangabandhu Avenue – to hold their October 25 rally.
The application for permission was made on Wednesday.
About an hour earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Police granted conditional permission for BNP for holding their rally in the capital's Suhrawardy Uddyan.
The permission was granted amidst an uncertainty over October 25.
Police had clamped on a ban on rallying inside the capital in advance fearing probable political violence on October 25 – the date when BNP and AL called simultaneous rallies.
Officials confirmed deployment of paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh, BGB, in the capital in light of the situation.
The deployment was to be made from Thursday evening – a day ahead of the BNP rally.
