BNP's Khulna road march Nov 26

Friday, November 11, 2011(TheDailyStar)

After more than a month's break, BNP led four-party alliance will go for the next road march towards Khulna on November 26 to press home the demand of holding the next general elections under the non-party caretaker government. A senior leader of Khulna city unit BNP told UNB that the date of Dhaka-Khulna road march has been fixed to November 26-27. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will lead the caravan from the capital. Earlier, the opposition leader led Dhaka-Sylhet road march from October 10 to 11 and Dhaka-Rajshahi road march from October 18 to 19 to realise her demand for restoration of caretaker government system for holding parliamentary elections. The caravan will pass through Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge and will cover Pabna, Kushtia, Chuadanga, Jhenaidah and Jessore districts on its way to Khulna. The opposition leader will stay overnight either in Jessore or Khulna on November 26, according to party sources. She will address a public meeting at Khulna Circuit House Maidan on the following day.