The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The BNP-led four-party alliance will unveil its next course of programme today (Thursday) as their 72-hour ultimatum for releasing the BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia expired on Wednesday midnight.

The alliance had earlier set a 72-hour ultimatum for the government to release the former prime minister and ensure her son Tarique Rahman's treatment abroad.

The political group had threatened to take up tougher action programmes if the government failed to meet its demand by the deadline.

The alliance is mulling over new political strategies to realise their demand at a time when at least two government advisers have already said that the procedure of releasing Khaleda is at the final stage.

Mohiuddin Khan Mohon, BNP's media coordinator, told UNB that the alliance would sit in the meeting Thursday at the NAM apartment of party secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain at 12:30 pm.