Dhaka: Having failed to get permission for holding its rally in the city, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday announced a countrywide demonstration programme for Monday in protest.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the programme at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office in Dhaka.

He said leaders and activists of Dhaka City unit BNP will staged demonstration and rally at every thana of the city.

Besides, the BNP secretary general said, the programme will be observed at every district town and divisional headquarters on the same day.

BNP had a plan to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Uddan today marking 7 November as the National Revolution and Solidarity Day.

However, the police authorities and the Public Works Department did not allow the party to arrange the rally.