BNP to hold rallies in 40 dists from Jan 8

Staff Reporter
BNP has announced a program to hold rallies in its 40 more organizational districts from January 8 in the second phase to force the government to allow its chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for advanced medical treatment.
The party announced the programs on Wednesday in a press release signed by its senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
As per the program schedule, the party will hold the rallies in six days–January 8, 12, 15, 17, 22 and 24– to mount pressure on the government to allow Khaleda Zia to go abroad for treatment.
The party will formally inaugurate the second-phase program through a rally in Brahmanbaria on Janu-ary 8.
The other districts include Rajshahi, Chandpur, Rangpur, Barishal south, Khulna, Chattogram south, Sylhet, Nilphamari, Feni, Naogaon, Kushtia, Barguna, Sherpur, Bagerhat, Rangamati, Netrokona, Chapainawabganj, Rajbari, Narail, Pirojpur, Chuadanga, Kurigram, Narayanganj, Cumilla, Satkhira, Mymensingh, Natore, Barishal north, Chattogram north, Saidpur, Shariatpur, Mymensingh north, Jhalo-kathi, Magura, Madaripur, Bandarban, Moulivibazar and Panchagarh.
BNP senior leaders, including standing committee members, vice-chairmen and party chairperson’s advi-sory council members will address the rallies.
Earlier in the first phase, the party held rallies in 32 districts from December 22 to 30 to press for the same demand.
Earlier, BNP observed human chains, mass-hunger strikes, rallies and submission of memorandums to DC offices across the country seeking Khaleda’s treatment abroad.