The BNP wanted to hold its rally at Naya Paltan on 10 December, but the government has asked the party to arrange it at Suhrawardy Udyan instead.
Amidst the tussle over the issue, the BNP said on Sunday that if an ‘acceptable alternative’ is found, it will be discussed.
Dhaka Police Commissioner Khandekar Ghulam Farooq then tasked BNP leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhary Eni and Motijheel Division Deputy Commissioner Hayatul Islam to visit the area and find a suitable alternative.
“We want to organize a divisional rally on December 10,” said Annie, who is the party’s propaganda secretary and a member of the divisional rally organizing committee. “We will not hold a rally in Suhrawardy. We demanded the road in front of Ideal School as an alternative. We checked the area, as did the DMP.