At the Golapbagh ground late last night, the passion for football blended beautifully with the political fervour of the BNP activists at times during the World Cup matches of Argentina and Brazil.

The Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur, which was finally set as the venue for the BNP rally, was already overflowing with supporters the night before the event, with the crowd spilling over onto nearby streets.

A truck carrying barricades was chased away by BNP activists when it reached near their rally venue at Golapbagh field in Dhaka's Kamalapur.

The BNP is likely to announce the outline of a simultaneous movement with like-minded parties to press home its demand for an election-time caretaker government at today's rally.

An Awami League activist, injured in a factional clash in Narsingdi’s Raipur upazila three weeks ago, succumbed to his injuries this morning.

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) tonight granted BNP permission to hold its divisional rally at the Golapbagh field in the capital tomorrow.

BNP has formally sought permission from Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to organise tomorrow's divisional rally at the Golapbagh field. .In a letter signed by Imran Saleh Prince, the BNP's acting office secretary, BNP sought permission to use the field under DSCC for their rally. .<

On the eve of BNP's divisional rally in Dhaka, the roads were quieter than usual with fewer vehicles on the streets in the capital today.

A group of global and regional organisations working on connectivity and ending internet shutdowns today urged the telecom regulator and mobile operators to ensure unhindered mobile internet access during BNP's rally in Dhaka tomorrow.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) said it would announce its decision on whether BNP can hold a rally at Golapbagh field in the capital tomorrow only after receiving an application from the party.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP has already been halfway defeated by agreeing to hold their divisional rally at Golapbagh field instead of Nayapaltan tomorrow..“They said the government is afraid of BNP. Those who said that they will hold their rally in Nayapal

Leaders and activists of Jahangirnagar University unit of Chhatra League blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway today, ahead of BNP's Dhaka rally tomorrow, protesting what they claimed to be the anarchy unleashed by BNP across the country.

The Golapbagh field in the capital's Dhalpur area, which will be the venue for BNP's is going to hold its Dhaka divisional rally tomorrow, is under the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and located near Kamalapur stadium.

BNP today secured permission to hold its December 10 rally at Golapbagh field in the capital and as such security measures have been heightened around the premises, Mohammad Harun Or Rashid, chief of detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said today.

A Dhaka court today sent BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party's Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas to jail in a case filed over Wednesday's clashes between BNP men and police in the capital's Nayapaltan area.

BNP supporters have started thronging Golapbagh field in Dhaka from this afternoon to join the party’s December 10 rally. .The development came after BNP secured verbal permission from the authorities to hold the rally at the ground tomorrow. .BNP Vice-Chairman AZM Zahid Hossain conf

BNP's divisional rally in Dhaka will begin around 11:00am tomorrow at Golapbagh field, BNP's Senior Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said today.

The BNP has got verbal permission from the authorities to hold its December-10 rally at Golapbagh field in Dhaka. 

Police today put barricades on the road from Nightingale intersection to Fakirapool intersection in the capital's Nayapaltan, preventing vehicles from moving through area.

The BNP wants to hold its December-10 rally at Dhaka's Golapbagh field if they are not allowed to hold it at Kamalapur Stadium.