BNP has decided not to join the inauguration programme of the Padma Bridge because of an earlier alleged threat to the life of its chairperson Khaleda Zia. 

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the remarks at a press conference at the chairperson’s Gulshan office on Wednesday (June 23). 

Earlier on June 22, the government invited seven leaders of opposition BNP to join the inauguration ceremony of the much-awaited Padma Bridge, scheduled to be held on June 25.

Dulal Chandra Sutradhar, a deputy secretary of the Bridges Division of the road transport and bridges ministry, handed over the invitation cards to BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at party's Naya Paltan central office on Wednesday morning.

The BNP leaders including secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Abdul Moin Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan and vice-chairman Hafiz Uddin Khan were given the cards. 

The Awami League (AL) on the day of the long-awaited Padma Bridge's inauguration on June 25, expects around ten lakh people to join the rally to make it a grand success.

BDST: 1137 HRS, JUNE 23, 2022
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