BNP asks leaders to shun motorcades during organisational visits

The leaders of BNP and all its associate bodies have been asked to avoid all sorts of motorcade during their organisational visits considering that it causes public sufferings.

The party issued this instruction today (9 September) in a notice signed by its senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

"The leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP, and its all affiliated and associate bodies will have to avoid all sorts of motorcades through motorcycles, cars or other vehicles while traveling for the purpose of organisational works in any subordinate unit of the party," said BNP.

"All these motorcades cause terrible disruption to the passing vehicles of common people and movement of pedestrians," said BNP.

It condemned the use of motorcades for senior leaders that create severe traffic congestion, causing severe public suffering just to join an organizational meeting, or a meeting of party workers or even a public rally, it said.

Since BNP is a pro-people political party, it has been instructed to avoid motorcades with motorcycles or other vehicles, as they lead to public sufferings.

Refrain from displaying posters, banners and festoons

BNP also asked its leaders and activists to refrain from displaying posters, banners and festoons with their own portraits, terming it untoward and signaling its willingness to respond to a desire among the populace for a new brand of politics.

It is already noticed that some leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies are seen displaying colorful posters, banners and festoons in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, it said.

"It is unexpected and goes against the party's discipline. Some overenthusiastic leaders of the party published posters and hanged festoons and banners with their portraits," said the party.