After nearly one and a half months, BNP’s barren Nayapaltan central office got back to life on Tuesday as the party leaders and activists attended a milad mahfil, marking the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi.
The milad was held on the ground floor of the BNP’s central office after Asr prayers, which was followed by a discussion meeting organised by Jatiyatabadi Ulema Dal.
Though huge law enforcers still remained deployed around the office, they did not resist anyone from attending the programme.
Party standing committee member RA Gani, chairperson’s adviser Shahjahan Omar, religious affairs secretary Masud Ahmed Talukder, mass education affairs secretary Advocate Sanaullah Miah, former MPs Nilufar Chowdhury Moni, Rasheda Begum Hira, assistant office secretaries Abdul Latif Jony Shamimur Rahman Shamim and Mohila Dal general secretary Shirin Sultana, among others, attended the milad mahfil.
Later, Shahjahan Omar entered the third floor of the office without any restriction by the law enforcers.
The BNP headquarters had turned into a desolate spot following the arrest of BNP joint secretary general and office secretary Ruhul Kabir Ahmed Rizvi from it in the early hours of November 30 and obstruction of party leaders and activists by law enforcers from entering it.
Unlike any other hartal and blockade days, the party leaders and activists did not go the office and held any press briefing or press conference there since Rizvi’s arrest.
Though the BNP chairperson announced to hold a rally of ‘March for Democracy’ in front of the party office on December 29 and 30, no leader and activist could gather there due to tight security and strong vigil of the law enforcers.
Law enforcers also arrested some BNP leaders and activists those who tried to enter the office.
Khaleda Zia announced the abortive ‘March for Democracy’ demanding that the national election that was held on January 5 under a non-party caretaker government.
As its demand had gone unheeded, the BNP-led 18-party alliance boycotted the election which was eventually won by Awami League.
Source: UNB Connect
