The BNP will hold a workers' rally in Dhaka on May 1, marking International Workers' Day.
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will attend the rally as the chief guest.
BNP Standing Committee member and the Prime Minister's Political Adviser Nazrul Islam Khan made the announcement at a press conference held at the party's central office in Nayapaltan on Friday afternoon.
He said May Day is the most significant day for working people across the world.
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"Workers from different sectors and labour movements will join the rally. Since Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will be the chief guest and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will attend as the special guest, leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies will also be present," the BNP leader said.
Nazrul expressed hope that the gathering would be a massive one.
The rally will begin at 2:30pm in front of BNP's central office in Nayapaltan, he said.
BNP’s labour wing, Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, president Anwar Hossain will preside over the programme.
Nazrul sought cooperation from journalists to ensure the successful coverage of the event.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Prime Minister's Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Sramik Dal Coordinator and MP Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, General Secretary Nurul Islam Khan and other labour leaders were present at the press conference.