BGB deployed ahead of 48-hr Jamaat hartal
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the capital as well as different parts of the country this evening, ahead of the 48-hour hartal to be enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami.
The paramilitary force members started patrolling different strategic points of the city alongside members of other law enforcement agencies, said sources at the BGB headquarters.
On Sunday, Jamaat announced a 24-hour strike for Thursday protesting the capital punishment of its policymaker Mir Quasem Ali for war crimes. The same day, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 unanimously sentenced him to death for crimes perpetrated against humanity, including murder, during the Liberation War.
On Monday, it called another 24-hour hartal for Wednesday protesting the verdict of the Supreme Court that upheld the death penalty of its assistant secretary general M Kamaruzzaman.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on the day upheld the tribunal judgment that had sentenced the Jamaat assistant secretary general to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.
In a statement on Monday, Jamaat acting ameer Makbul Ahmed and acting secretary general Shafiqur Rahman said they would enforce a 48-hour shutdown from 6:00am tomorrow till 6:00am Friday.
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