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BNP's dawn-to-dusk hartal underway
A daylong hartal, called by BNP and like-minded opposition parties, is underway across the country on Tuesday.
A daylong hartal, called by BNP and like-minded opposition parties, is underway across the country on Tuesday.
They called the hartal to protest the Election Commission's announced schedule for the next national election under the Awami League-led government.
It is the fourth hartal by the opposition parties since October 29, along with eleven blockades, as part of their anti-government movement.
Tuesday's hartal began at 6am and will end at 6 pm.
Despite fear of arson attacks, a number of vehicles, including public transport, were seen plying Dhaka streets.
On Saturday, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the hartal.