BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu and Advisory Council member Zainul Abedin Faruk led the protests on Saturday. At 1:20pm, BNP activists chanting slogans came through the House Building alley towards the Dainik Bangla intersection, where they were joined by hundreds of other fellow protesters. About 1,000 more activists joined the march near the Fakirapool water tank. Police chased away the protesters soon after they crossed the water tank area and detained some activists from the alleys. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was sentenced to five years in prison in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on Thursday and has been in prison since.

Source: bd News24 February 10, 2018 08:48 UTC