BNP and the 18-party alliance have called separate daylong hartals in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Dinajpur districts for Sunday on different grounds.
The main opposition also called a 36-hour shutdown in Bogra district beginning at 6am on Sunday, demanding the inclusion of BNP leaders, including its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, in the voter list.
In Chittagong, local BNP will enforce a dawn-to-dusk shutdown 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.
BNP vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman announced the shutdown while addressing a gathering before Gayenana janaza for those killed during the 71-hour rail-road-waterway blockade of the opposition at the city’s Jamiatul Falah Mosque ground on Friday noon.
Police arrested Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin from in front of Shah Amanat International Airport on Thursday night while seven BNP leaders, including Ghulam Akbar Khandakar, from Kazir Deori area on Thursday morning. .
In Cox’s Bazar, the main opposition on Thursday night called a daylong hartal in the district for Sunday protesting the killing of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal leader Abdul Halim in police beating.
Advocate Shamim Ara Swapna, general secretary of district unit of BNP, said police arrested Halim, organising secretary of Chakaria upazila unit of Jubo Dal, from Bringa bus stand area in the upazila on Tuesday, the first day of the blockade, and allegedly beat him severely at the police station.
Later, he died at a local hospital on Thursday.
In Dinajpur, the BNP-led 18-party combine on Friday called a daylong hartal in the district also for Sunday protesting Thursday’s attack on the alliance men.
Mukur Chowdhury, general secretary of district BNP, on behalf of the opposition alliance, announced the shutdown at a press briefing at the district BNP office at about 11am.
At least 50 people were injured as the opposition men clashed with cops and ruling party activists in the Government College intersection on Thursday noon.
In Bogra, district BNP will enforce 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.
Saiful Islam, president of district unit BNP, announced the hartal at a press briefing in the district town on Friday.
The hartal will end at 6 pm Monday.
Source: UNBConnect
