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BNP's 48-hour blockade, hartal starts Wednesday
News Desk
Nation
2023-11-29, 7:33am
BNP-Jamaat and its allies have previously staged blockades in seven phases,
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will start its nationwide blockade and hartal from Wednesday, with a 24-hour blockade followed by a 24-hour haral.
The party's senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement on Monday.
According to the announcement, the blockade begins at 6:00 am and will continue until 6:00 am Thursday morning and, later, a 24-hour hartal will start right after the blockade ends.
BNP-Jamaat and its allies have previously staged blockades in seven phases to mount pressure on the government to quit power and hold the next general election under a non-partisan government.