What is in BNP's program of Wednesday?

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The BNP defeated in the legal battle for the release of Begum Khaleda Zia has announced the program of street agitation. It is said that they are going to give the program of protest march, protest rally.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP will announce the new program on Wednesday (June 26). On this occasion, a joint meeting has been called at Nayapaltan BNP central office in the capital on Wednesday at 12 noon. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not open his mouth about the program despite announcing the choice of streets at a press conference on June 25. There is no shortage of people's interest to know what is in the program of BNP.

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Adviser to BNP Chairperson Moazzem Hossain Alal told Barta24.com that BNP will not give programs that cause suffering to the public. Because we don't want to increase the suffering of those who are suffering more from Khaleda Zia's suffering than us. Our main concern will be that people do not suffer. In response to a question, he said that there may be programs like protests and demonstrations.

It is said that after talking to various levels of BNP leaders, BNP can hold a rally if they give a big program. And smaller programs may include human chains and symbolic hunger strikes in front of the National Press Club. There may be programs outside Dhaka at the district level as well. There are precedents for holding prayer programs in the past.

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Those leaders said that BNP is not in a position to make big programs successful. Because there is no committee of BNP in the city, there is no committee of Jubo Dal. Through whom the program will succeed. BNP knows this very well.

Another BNP source said that Khaleda Zia has plans to use her time on temporary issues besides demanding medical treatment abroad. These may include the Prime Minister's visit to India, transit issues, border killings, increase in prices of essential commodities, release of imprisoned leaders and activists. And a point of resignation of the government may necessarily be attached.

BNP's highest policy-making forum standing committee meeting decided to choose treets. After that, the Secretary General was given the responsibility to discuss with the Acting Chairman. This will be BNP's fourth phase of street program after the 12th JS elections held on January 7.

Mirza Fakhrul said that Khaleda Zia has been suffering from various complicated diseases for a long time and doctors have recommended to send her abroad for better treatment. The party demanded that she be released and sent abroad so that the family has twice asked permission for her treatment abroad. But the illegitimate government deprived her of advanced medical treatment in order to kill her to perpetuate their power. I demand immediate unconditional release of Khaleda Zia.

Khaleda Zia went to jail on February 8, 2017 after being sentenced to five years imprisonment by a special court in Dhaka in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. The following year on October 30, 2021, the High Court increased her sentence to 10 years after dismissing his appeal in the case. Earlier, another special court in Dhaka found the former prime minister guilty in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on October 29, 2018. She was then sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment.

During the Corona pandemic, on March 25, 2020, the government released the BNP chief under Section 401 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CRPC).

She is out on the executive orders of the head of government for humanitarian reasons. For the same reason, when asked whether there is any opportunity to send them abroad, the Law Minister told the media persons, "Whatever has to be done has to be done through the law." In the law by which she is out of jail, there is no opportunity (to go abroad).'

BNP called the first hartal on June 27, 2010, a year and a half after the Awami League government came to power in January 2009. After that, BNP held several strikes to protest the withdrawal of Khaleda Zia's case, the withdrawal of Tariq Zia's case and the eviction of Khaleda Zia from her house. On the other hand, in 2015, BNP announced the blockade program for an indefinite period. The program has been going on for a long time through burning. BNP, one of the political parties of Bangladesh, has not yet officially lifted the blockade. There is still a lot of humor and trolling about that program.