BNP All Set For ‘March’ Toward North

BNP-led four-party alliance is to begin its road march towards Rajshahi division from Dhaka in Tuesday morning. The alliance's second such programme in a week to press for restoration of the caretaker government system, its leaders warned of 'instant action' if the programme was obstructed.



BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, is about to lead the massive motor rally, to begin from Uttara at 10:00am and address at least six rallies on her way to Chapainawabganj via Bogra.



Nazrul Islam Khan, a party standing committee member, said the convoy would comprise more than 3,000 vehicles. "We hope people would take part spontaneously in the programme as they did during the Sylhet march", he said.



Party's acting organizing chief Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government would have to bear the responsibility for 'consequences' if there was any attempt to obstruct the march.



Tuesday's programme is going to be the second road march in the BNP's latest spell of political mass contact after its march towards Sylhet early this month to build up a movement against the nearly three-year-old Awami League-led government.



Starting from Uttara at 10:00am, the road march will stop for its first en-route rally on Kaliakoir bypass. A second one is scheduled to happen in Bhuapur in Tangail, party sources said.



A third rally will be held in front of Aristocrat hotel near Hatikumrul of Sirajganj. But the party is yet to obtain government permission for this third party, sources said.



In the afternoon, the march will reach Bogra for a rally at Altafunnesa ground. Khaleda Zia and her companions are scheduled to stay the night in Bogra town.