The divisional mass rally of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has begun at the Bangabandhu Udyan premises with the recitation from the Holy Quran at 11:00am.
Thousands of leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies from different districts under the division joined the rally.
Local activists and leaders started addressing the rally after 11:00am, Banglanews Correspondent reports.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and other central leaders arrived in Barishal on the occasion of the rally.
Meanwhile, bus, launch, speedboat and three-wheeler movements in Barishal division have come to a halt over the last couple of days.
According to locals, the sudden suspension of public vehicle movement on roads and waterways caused immense public suffering.
BDST: 1345 HRS, NOV 05, 2022
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