The government hoped to resolve the dispute with the BNP over the venue of his Dhaka rally, but the issue turned violent. Finally, the two sides have reached a consensus on this matter.
BNP general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir had said on Thursday evening that they would hold a rally in Naya Paltan, defying the police and that the party-backed government would not be allowed to hold demonstrations by blocking roads.
Hours after Fakhrul’s comments, the opposition party agreed to use an alternate venue. In a meeting with the police, a delegation of the BNP said they wanted to hold the rally at the Kamlapur stadium, while law enforcers proposed the Mirpur Bangla College ground.
The party and the police said both sides would visit both the grounds to take a final decision. “We have reached a consensus,” said Harunor Rashid, head of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch.