Thousands gather in Dhaka for BNP rally against Gaza genocide

Several thousand leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies began gathering in front of the party's Naya Paltan central office from Thursday noon to attend a rally expressing solidarity with the persecuted people of Gaza and Rafah in Palestine.

The programme also aims to condemn the mass killings, atrocities and persecution inflicted upon the Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces.

Party leaders and followers from different parts of the city are seen arriving in processions.

Carrying national flags, as well as the flags of the BNP and Palestine, along with banners, festoons and placards inscribed with slogans against Israeli mass killings and oppression, they are also chanting anti-Israeli slogans.

Roads and alleys stretching from Bijaynagar to Naya Paltan were crowded with BNP activists, bringing traffic to a standstill in the area.

The party has already set up a temporary stage in front of its central office, where senior party leaders are expected to address the programme.

The rally is scheduled to begin at 4pm from the party's Naya Paltan central office and will proceed through Kakrail, Shantinagar, Malibagh and Moghbazar, before concluding at Bangla Motor.

Earlier on Wednesday, the party announced plans to hold a protest and solidarity rallies in the capital Dhaka and all major cities on Thursday.

Similar rallies are set to take place in major cities across the country.