4300 BNP men held across country: BNP

4300 BNP men held across country: BNP

Dhaka, Feb 11 (Just News): Lawmen have arrested 4,300 BNP leaders and activists from the country centering the graft case verdict of their Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, the party claimed today.

Around 4,300 BNP men have been arrested since January 30 centering the verdict, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said in a press briefing at the party's Nayapaltan office in Dhaka.

On Thursday, Khaleda was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in Zia Orphanage Trust case, which is being considered a blow to the party ahead of the upcoming national election.

(Justnews/ys/1650)