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Earlier around 10am her motorcade left her Gulshan residence. The party’s Vice Chairman Selima Rahman was in her car.
The BNP chairperson’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan told bdnews24.com the party leader would go to the venue by 3pm after having her lunch at the district’s circuit house.
The rally is part of the BNP-led alliance's countrywide campaign to press its demands for a fresh national election.
This would be the BNP chief's sixth public appearance since the Jan 5 elections. On Oct 23, she addressed a rally at Nilphamari.