May Day rally: BNP team to meet home minister

BNP will seek cooperation from the government for holding a gathering at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka marking Labour Day on May 1. 

A three-member team led by BNPstanding committee member Nazrul Islam Khan will meet Home Minister Ashaduzzaman Khanat his Secretariat office this morning.

The party's senior leaders Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Altaf Hossain Choudhury will accompany Khan during the meeting, BNP chairperson's media wing member Syrul Kabir Khan told The Daily Star.

BNP already sought permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for holding the rally on May 1, Syrul said.