BNP today announced a two-day demonstration programme in protest against the recent hike in diesel and kerosene prices.
As part of the programme, all metropolitan city units of BNP, except in Dhaka, will hold demonstrations and protest rallies on November 10 (Wednesday).
Besides, all the district units of the party will observe similar programme in the district headquarters on November 12 (Friday).
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement at a human chain.
BNP's Dhaka South and North city units arranged the human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in protest against the fuel price hike.
Fakhrul said prices of all essentials will now go up further as an impact of the fuel price hike, leaving common people in misery.
He said the protest against the increase in fuel prices now needs to spread across the country.
"We have to wake people up. As long as the Awami League government is in power, public sufferings will increase and people will become more helpless and poorer. So, we have to unite people to take to the streets and oust this regime," he observed.
On Wednesday, the government raised the prices of diesel and kerosene at the retail level.
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) said the petroleum prices have been readjusted against the backdrop of the price hike of petroleum in the international market.
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