The Dhaka metropolitan north and south units of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold two separate march programme in the capital Dhaka on 9 and 12 February, the party announced today. 

"BNP will again hold march programme in Dhaka demanding the government's resignation and press home 10-point demands," BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said at a press conference organised at the party chairperson's political office in Gulshan on Tuesday (7 February). 

On 9 February, Dhaka Metropolitan South BNP will organise a march from Gopibagh Brothers Club ground to the National Press Club in the capital.

Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP on 12 February will hold their march programme which will begin from the Shyamoli Club grounds and end at Basila.

"The government wants to destabilise the country by creating conflicts from the beginning. BNP is carrying out a peaceful programme. After BNP's programme at the union level, now Awami League is giving a counter programme," Mirza Fakhrul further said. 

"BNP will unite the people and force the government to hold elections under a neutral caretaker government. Every political party wants elections under a neutral government. Through a peaceful programme the government will be forced to accept the demands," he added. 

Mirza Fakhrul conveyed BNP's concern over the statement issued by Human Rights Watch demanding an investigation into the human rights situation in Bangladesh.

He said, "The government is using the police to hold on to power illegally, and suppressing the movement of BNP. We demand that the police should not be involved in political activities. The government has failed to solve people's problems. I demand the immediate resignation of the government taking responsibility for the failure."

The BNP leader also expressed condolences over the casualties in Turkey and Syria due to the earthquake. 

Advisor to BNP chairperson Aman Ullah Aman, BNP Organising Secretary Syed Imran Saleh Prince among other leaders of the party were present at the press conference. 

Earlier on 4 February, BNP announced a union-level anti-government campaign on 11 February to press home its 10-point demand, including a poll-time non-partisan caretaker government. 

on 28 January, BNP observed the first day of its four-day anti-government campaign in Dhaka as leaders and activists walked in a silent march from Badda to Malibagh, pressing for a 10-point demand including a poll-time non-partisan caretaker government.

The march covered around 4 kilometres of the capital began from Badda at 2:30pm and ended in Malibagh at around 4pm.

BNP men carried national and party flags and different placards with slogans protesting price hikes and demanding the immediate resignation of the government. However, the protesters refrained from chanting any slogan, as BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said they will force the government to go through the peaceful campaign.