They include 28 vying for chairman, 24 for vice-chairman and 21 for vice-chairman’s seats reserved for women
Sit-in, hunger strike part of BNP protest plan
The BNP has announced new programmes to protest the conviction of party chief Khaleda Zia, including sit-in protests and a hunger strike.
Published : 10 Feb 2018, 11:12 AM
Updated : 10 Feb 2018, 11:12 AM
The new plans were announced at the party’s headquarters in Naya Paltan on Monday after two days of protests.
A human chain is scheduled for Monday, sit-in protests are set for Tuesday and a hunger strike is to be held from 9am to 5pm on Wednesday.
Police broke up the BNP protest march in the Fakirapool area on Saturday, detaining several activists.
“The sit-in protests will be an hour long,” said BNP Joint Senior Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
“The districts will hold them at their convenience. A location for the Dhaka protest will be announced.”
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