Hartal underway in 10 districts

Staff Correspondent, DHAKA, DEC 1: BNP and the 18-party alliance have called hartals in 10 districts on Sunday on different grounds.

Local BNP is observing separate dawn-to-dusk hartals in Rangpur and Kurigram districts for Sunday, protesting the arrest of party joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

 

In Jhenidah, a daylong hartal is being enforced on Sunday protesting a Shibir activist killing in police firing.

 

In Chittagong, a dawn-to-dusk shutdown is underway in the district on Sunday protesting the arrest of BNP leaders, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin and BNP central organising secretary Ghulam Akbar Khandakar.

In Cox’s Bazar, the main opposition has called a daylong hartal for Sunday protesting the killing of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal leader Abdul Halim in police beating.

 

In Dinajpur, the BNP-led 18-party combine has called a daylong hartal in the district also for Sunday protesting Thursday’s attack on the alliance men.

 

In Sylhet, the BNP-led 18-party combine has called a daylong hartal in Dakhkhin Surma, Companyganj, Jointapur and Gowainghat upazilas for Sunday protesting Thursday’s police attack on party men.

 

In Bogra, district BNP has enforced a 36-hour hartal in the district beginning at 6am on Sunday demanding the inclusion of BNP leaders, including its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, in the electoral roll.

 

In Rajshahi, the BNP-led 18-party alliance has enforced a half-day hartal in the city protesting Wednesday’s police attack on its leaders and activists.

 

In Jamalpur, BNP hasl enforced a half-day shutdown in the district protesting police attack on the opposition men.

 

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