UNB, Dhaka :
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said the Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will decide whether BNP will get permission for holding its planned rally at
Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on March 29. “If our police commissioner thinks there’s no apprehension of anything bad on March 29, he’ll grant permission for the rally. This is his duty,” he said while briefing reporters at the secretariat after a meeting with a BNP delegation. A three-member BNP team, led by its standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, met the minister to seek permission for their rally. The minister said the BNP delegation urged him to consider the matter. “I’ll surely discuss it with the authorities concerned. I’ll ask them whether there’s any problem in granting the permission,” he said. Responding to a query, Asaduzzaman said last year, BNP got permission to hold a rally. “But they haven’t got permission yet for the rally this year. There might be intelligence information that there’s security concern.” Mentioning that the DMP commissioner has some responsibilities to ensure so that BNP can hold its rally properly and safely, he said that’s why he asked for changing the rally venue.
He said, DMP may permit BNP to hold its rally if it changes the schedule and venue. “It’s our duty to ensure security of the people so that no untoward situation is created.”
Over the BNP allegation that its female leaders are being harassed and arrested, the minister denied the allegation, saying no one is held arbitrarily. “Only those who face specific charges are being arrested.”
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said the Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will decide whether BNP will get permission for holding its planned rally at
Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on March 29. “If our police commissioner thinks there’s no apprehension of anything bad on March 29, he’ll grant permission for the rally. This is his duty,” he said while briefing reporters at the secretariat after a meeting with a BNP delegation. A three-member BNP team, led by its standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, met the minister to seek permission for their rally. The minister said the BNP delegation urged him to consider the matter. “I’ll surely discuss it with the authorities concerned. I’ll ask them whether there’s any problem in granting the permission,” he said. Responding to a query, Asaduzzaman said last year, BNP got permission to hold a rally. “But they haven’t got permission yet for the rally this year. There might be intelligence information that there’s security concern.” Mentioning that the DMP commissioner has some responsibilities to ensure so that BNP can hold its rally properly and safely, he said that’s why he asked for changing the rally venue.
He said, DMP may permit BNP to hold its rally if it changes the schedule and venue. “It’s our duty to ensure security of the people so that no untoward situation is created.”
Over the BNP allegation that its female leaders are being harassed and arrested, the minister denied the allegation, saying no one is held arbitrarily. “Only those who face specific charges are being arrested.”
