BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said they will ensure the fall of government through peaceful mass agitations.  

Fakhrul made the statement while inaugurating their four-day foot march in the capital’s Badda.   

Mirza Fakhrul formally inaugurated the programme arranged by the party’s Dhaka North City unit around 2:30pm in front of Badda’s Suvastu Nazar Valley market.

Thousands of leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies joined the programme, carrying banners, national and party flags, festoons and portraits of the party’s top leaders.

They peacefully concluded the programme around 4:00pm at Malibagh after parading over a four-kilometre stretch of the road. Fakhrul asked the party leaders and activists to march peacefully without responding to any provocation.

"We've so far held our all programmes peacefully and we'll ensure their fall through the peaceful agitations," he said.  

Stating their programme as a silent protest against the government, he said they, together with the people, will force the government to quit. 

BNP’s Dhaka North City unit convener Amanullah Aman and member secretary Aminul Haque repeatedly asked the party workers to keep the traffic normal. But the procession caused serious traffic jams on the one of the busiest roads of the capital, causing public sufferings.

Many commuters were seen walking to their destinations due to long tailbacks.

A huge number of law enforcers were deployed from Badda to Malibagh to maintain law and order and fend off any untoward incidents. Earlier on Thursday, BNP announced the four-day programme in the capital for January 28, 30, 31 and February 1.

Dhaka North City unit BNP will also march from Gabtoli to Mirpur-10 intersection on January 31. Besides, Dhaka South City unit BNP will march from Jatrabari to Shyampur on January 30 and from Mugda to Malibagh on February 1.