BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said a press conference will be held at 3 pm on Friday to inform about the outcome of the just concluded meeting and announce the new place of Saturday’s rally instead of Naya Paltan.
He made the information after an emergency meeting following the detention of the party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza Abbas by the law enforcement agencies.
The meeting started at 11: 20 am on Friday and ended at 12 pm.
BNP acting chairperson Tareque Rahman presided over the meeting connecting through the virtual platform.
Party’s media cell member Shamsuddin Didar confirmed the matter.
Earlier in the day, BNP alleged that detective police detained Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas early Friday.
On Wednesday afternoon, police detained BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Dhaka city north BNP convener Amanullah Aman, BNP’s publicity secretary and media cell member Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas and Swecchasebak Dal general secretary Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Juel from Naya Paltan.
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