, Sept. 1 -- BNP on Monday announced a voluntary canal and drain cleaning campaign in Dhaka North and South on Tuesday, cancelling its previously scheduled rally in the capital to mark its 47th founding anniversary.

In a video message, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the rally scheduled for Tuesday has been revised considering the traffic congestion and public inconvenience.

"We had earlier planned a rally for tomorrow (Tuesday) in Dhaka, but we have decided to cancel it," he said.

Rizvi explained that the reason for the cancellation is that such a rally would cause the entire city to be stuck in traffic, leading to immense suffering for the city dwellers. "So, we are cancelling the rally to avoid causing publ...