DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists on Sunday (April 7) staged a hunger strike demanding release of their imprisoned party chief Khaleda Zia and also proper treatment for her.

They went on the hunger strike at the auditorium of Institute of Engineers-Bangladesh (IEB) around 10:30am.

It will continue till 3pm, said party sources.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was presiding over the program.

BNP Standing committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Nazrul Islam Khan, Vice Chairmen Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, Advocate Ahmed Azam Khan, Advisors to Khaleda Zia Habibur Rahman Habib, Abdus Salam, Golam Akbar Khandaker, Joint Secretary Generals Mozibar Rahman Sarwar, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, Publicity Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Assistant Organizing Secretaries Abdus Salam Azad, Mahbubul Huq Nannu, Assistant Publicity Secretary Shamimur Rahman Shamim, Chhatra Dal Vice President Mamun Billah, Secretary General Akramul Hasan, Office Secretary Abdus Sattar Patwary, among others, were present.

BDST: 1316 HRS, APR 7, 2019
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