Dhaka, April 24 -- 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 ...