Supporters and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) started thronging at the party's central office premises at Nayapaltan ahead of its pre-scheduled rally today (July 12).
Dhaka north and south city units of the party will jointly organise the rally at 2pm.
Earlier, BNP got permission for holding the rally for three hours.
According to their announcement, from now on, BNP will be on the field with one-point movement to oust the present government.
The party men are seen coming to the rally venue in brief processions from different wards chanting slogans, carrying placards and posters.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will speak at the rally as the chief guest.
Party sources said it has taken all-out preparations to show off its organisational strength at the rally by ensuring huge gatherings of party men from all parts of the capital and its adjacent districts.
BNP will announce their joint one-point movement to compel the current government to hold the next parliamentary elections under a polls-time caretaker government after quitting power.
It is also likely to announce a series of nationwide programmes, including public rallies, long-march, sit-ins, human chains and besieges, from the rally as part of their one-point movement.
The party has a plan to intensify the programmes and go for a harsher movement gradually, the insiders said.
It has, however, decided that it will not go for any violent programme.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) gave the party permission for holding the rally on 23 conditions.
The conditions are —
(1) This permit is not an approval of the use of the space; separate permission must be obtained from the concerned authorities for using the space.
(2) The terms and conditions stated in the space usage permit must be followed accordingly.
(3) All rally activities shall be restricted to the approved place.
(4) Adequate number of self-managed volunteers (with visible ID cards) should be recruited for security.
(5) According to the instructions of the local police administration, high-resolution CCTV cameras should be installed around the spot under a party's own management.
(6) Arrangements should be made for checking those coming to the rallies under their own management through handheld metal detectors (in a controlled manner).
(7) Firefighting systems should be kept at the venue under the party's own management.
(8) Use of microphone/audio equipment should be limited to prevent noise pollution; no microphone/audio equipment shall be used outside the approved area.
(9) Projectors shall not be placed outside the permitted area.
(10) There shall be no gathering of people outside the authorized places, on the streets or on the pavements.
(11) Microphones/speakers shall not be used during calls for prayers, prayers and other religiously sensitive times.
(12) Caricatures/speech on any subject likely to hurt religious sentiments shall not be displayed or propagated.
(13) The stage shall not be used for any purpose other than rally activities.
(14) People can come to the rally venue two hours before it starts.
(15) The entire proceedings of the rally must be completed within the allotted time (2pm to 5pm).
(16) Under no circumstances shall obstruction be caused to the movement of vehicles on the main road.
(17) No activity that disturbs law and order and public safety shall be carried out.
(18) No anti-state activity or speech shall be given.
(19) No inciting speech shall be made or pamphlets distributed.
(20) Sticks and rods shall not be used under cover of carrying any kind of baton/banner or festoon.
(21) The organizing authority will be responsible for the breakdown of law and order and any untoward situation.
(22) If the said conditions are not duly complied with, this permission order will be considered to be cancelled with immediate effect.
(23) The authorities reserve the right to cancel this permission order without assigning any reason in the public interest.
BDST: 1211 HRS, JULY 12, 2023
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