A man fell to his death from an under-construction building today in the capital’s Mohammadpur area while fleeing a mob amid a countrywide hartal enforced by the opposition BNP

BNP's grand rally started in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters around 2:15pm

BNP leaders and activists have been arriving at the party's Nayapaltan headquarters since morning to take part in the grand rally set to start at 2:00pm

The Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur, which was finally set as the venue for the BNP rally, was already overflowing with supporters the night before the event, with the crowd spilling over onto nearby streets.

A truck carrying barricades was chased away by BNP activists when it reached near their rally venue at Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur.

The BNP is likely to announce the outline of a simultaneous movement with like-minded parties to press home its demand for an election-time caretaker government at today's rally.

A group of global and regional organisations working on connectivity and ending internet shutdowns today urged the telecom regulator and mobile operators to ensure unhindered mobile internet access during BNP's rally in Dhaka tomorrow.