BNP announces blockade on Wednesday, hartal on Thursday

The BNP has announced a countrywide blockade on Wednesday (November 29), and a countrywide hartal on Thursday (November 30) to press home their one-point demand for resignation of the government, non-partisan government during the polls and release of prisoned leaders.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes in a press briefing on Monday (November 27) afternoon. 

Both the blockade and hartal will begin at 6:00 am and end at 6:00 pm, Rizvi added.