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Home / News / India News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party gather to attend rally

IN PHOTOS: Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party gather to attend rally

Updated On: 07 August, 2024 07:55 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Huge crowds of supporters Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday attended a mass party rally amid unrest in the country. Pics/AFP

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Huge crowds of supporters Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday attended a mass party rally amid unrest in the country. Pics/AFP

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Huge crowds of supporters Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday attended a mass party rally amid unrest in the country. Pics/AFP

A day after her release from house arrest, Bangladesh`s former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday thanked the people of the country for their "struggle to make possible the impossible"

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A day after her release from house arrest, Bangladesh`s former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday thanked the people of the country for their "struggle to make possible the impossible"

She said it is not "anger" or "revenge" but "love and peace" which will rebuild the nation

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She said it is not "anger" or "revenge" but "love and peace" which will rebuild the nation

In her first public speech since 2018, delivered via video link at the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) rally in Nayapaltan, 79-year-old Zia appealed for calm

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In her first public speech since 2018, delivered via video link at the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) rally in Nayapaltan, 79-year-old Zia appealed for calm

She thanked people as they fought and prayed for her to be released from imprisonment, The Daily Star newspaper reported

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She thanked people as they fought and prayed for her to be released from imprisonment, The Daily Star newspaper reported

"I have been released now. I want to thank the brave people who were in a do-or-die struggle to make possible the impossible. This victory brings us a new possibility to come back from the debris of plunder, corruption and ill-politics. We need to reform this country as a prosperous one," Zia said

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"I have been released now. I want to thank the brave people who were in a do-or-die struggle to make possible the impossible. This victory brings us a new possibility to come back from the debris of plunder, corruption and ill-politics. We need to reform this country as a prosperous one," Zia said

Urging all to strengthen the hands of the youths, the former premier said, "Youths are our future. We need to build a democratic Bangladesh to fulfil their dream, and for which they shed their blood...No destruction, no anger and no revenge, we need love and peace to rebuild our country"

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Urging all to strengthen the hands of the youths, the former premier said, "Youths are our future. We need to build a democratic Bangladesh to fulfil their dream, and for which they shed their blood...No destruction, no anger and no revenge, we need love and peace to rebuild our country"

Zia was sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft in 2018 under the rule of Sheikh Hasina, 76, who resigned as prime minister on Monday and fled to India in the face of massive protests against her government. She was released on an executive order from President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday

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Zia was sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft in 2018 under the rule of Sheikh Hasina, 76, who resigned as prime minister on Monday and fled to India in the face of massive protests against her government. She was released on an executive order from President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday

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