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.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) said it would announce its decision on whether BNP can hold a rally at Golapbagh field in the capital tomorrow only after receiving an application from the party.

The Golapbagh field in the capital's Dhalpur area, which will be the venue for BNP's is going to hold its Dhaka divisional rally tomorrow, is under the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and located near Kamalapur stadium.

BNP today secured permission to hold its December 10 rally at Golapbagh field in the capital and as such security measures have been heightened around the premises, Mohammad Harun Or Rashid, chief of detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said today.

The BNP has got verbal permission from the authorities to hold its December-10 rally at Golapbagh field in Dhaka. 

Police have been checking long-haul buses as well as other vehicles at different entry points in Dhaka since morning.

Plainclothes men identifying themselves as law enforcers picked up BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas from their homes in Dhaka early today, claims the BNP.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the BNP will not be allowed to hold any rally blocking the roads.

Many hoteliers and owners of shared living facilities in the capital are facing losses due to a sharp decline in guests since the ongoing police drives started on December 1.

Leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League have started to take position in different areas of the capital, in the name of “vigilant guard”, ahead of the BNP’s December 10 rally.

Things have started to heat up in the political arena. With just two days to go before BNP’s big Dhaka rally, news of clash and arrests have dominated the better part of our day today.

A man was killed and at least 30 others were injured after a clash erupted between police and BNP men in front of the party's central office in the capital's Nayapaltan this afternoon.

Fearing sabotage ahead of the BNP's Dhaka rally on December 10, law enforcers have beefed up security at all entry points and other key locations in the capital.

The BNP is no longer hell bent on holding its December 10 rally at Nayapaltan and it wants to avoid confrontation with the government over the venue.

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