Staff Reporter :
Jatiya Oikya front on Monday got the permission for holding a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan today (Tuesday).
BNP Publicity Affairs Secretary Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anie told The New Nation that Dhaka Metropolitan Police had given the permission for holding the rally.
A delegation of the JOF including Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anie, BNP chairperson’s Adviser Abul Khayer Bhuiyan and BNP Assistant Organising Secretary Abdus Salam Azad went to the DMP for the permission at about 11:30am on Monday.
Formed on October 13, Jatiya Oikya Front held two rallies – one in Sylhet and another in Chattogram cities with its seven-point demand and 11-point objectives.
Front’s top leaders have said, tougher programme will be announced from Tuesday’s public rally to press home for its demands.
The 11-point goal announced by the alliance includes ensuring checks and balances in the state power, decentralisation of administration, freeing MPs from the stringent restrictions imposed on them under article 70 of the constitution, formation of a constitutional commission to make appointments in all constitutional and other important posts and full independence of the judiciary.
The alliance also announced a seven-point demand, including the one for holding the next parliamentary election under a nonpartisan government, dissolution of parliament before the polls and recasting the Election Commission.
