BNP on Tuesday announced a three-day demonstration programme in protest against the fresh hike in gas prices. The party also demanded the government to immediately revoke its decision of raising the gas prices and take steps to lower the prices of daily essentials. As part of the programmes, BNP’s all metropolitan city units, including Dhaka one, will stage demonstrations on June 9 while all district units will also observe the similar programme on June 11. Besides, all upazila units of the party will hold protest rallies on June 13. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement at a press conference at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office. Read: BNP demands neutral probe into Sitakunda fire He said their party’s all associate bodies will also stage demonstrations to mount pressure on the government to withdraw the gas price hike decision and control the prices of essential commodities. Fakhrul said prices of all essentials will now go up further as an impact of the fresh gas price hike.