Dhaka, July 19 -- e-Islami is set to hold a "National Rally" at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday afternoon with party activists marching towards the venue since morning.

Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman will preside over the rally scheduled to begin at 2pm and several central leaders are expected to address the rally.

Party activists started arriving at the venue on Friday evening and began marching in processions from various city points early Saturday chanting various slogans.

Some had cloth tied around their heads, others were carrying party flags and a few were waving the red-and-green national flag of Bangladesh. Many were also seen wearing T-shirts bearing the party's symbol-the scales.

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