Dhaka: Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, the workers’ front of BNP, will stage a workers’ rally in the Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on 1 May, marking the May Day.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to address the rally as the chief guest, BNP senior joint secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi told a press briefing after a joint meeting of the party and its associate bodies at its Nayapaltan central office, reports UNB.

The BNP leader said Sramik Dal sought permission from both Public Works Department and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on 27 March for arranging the rally.

Rizvi said though the Public Works Department has said they have no objection if the DMP permits to hold the programme, the police authorities have not yet responded to it.

He said they will take all-out measures to arrange the programme once the police give them permission.

The BNP leader said thousands of workers from Dhaka and its adjacent areas, including Narayanganj, Fatullah, Tongi, Savar and Narsingdi, are expected to join the programme.

Earlier, the joint meeting of the party and its associate bodies were held with the party secretary general in the chair.