Hartal/Rallies
Protesting Parliament Session: BNP may call hartal or lay siege to JS
BNP plans to observe protest programmes like hartal or lay siege to the parliament building on the first day of the parliamentary session of the new government as part of the movement for its one-point demand.
BNP shelves plans for hartal, blockade for now
BNP will not go for any hartal and blockade-like programmes over the next few days even though the party outright rejected the poll results.
BNP men asked to avoid clashes, confrontation
The BNP does not want to take the responsibility for violence over tomorrow’s election even though the party called a countrywide two-day strike that includes the election day.
BNP calls hartal on election day, the day before
The BNP has called for a 48-hour nationwide hartal from tomorrow morning, which includes the voting day, in protest of the January 7 national election.
Nationwide Hartal: 28 injured in police-BNP clashes in two districts
A bus was set on fire and another was vandalised during yesterday’s countrywide hartal enforced by BNP and its allies.
BNP defers today’s hartal to tomorrow
The BNP has deferred the countrywide hartal it had called for today to tomorrow.
BNP seeks permission for Victory Day rally
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has sought permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police to hold a rally on December 16, marking Victory Day.
Victory Day Celebrations: BNP plans rally, procession in city
The BNP wants to hold a rally in Dhaka on Victory Day.
Hefazat to hold rally in capital Dec 29 unless its leaders freed
Hefazat-e-Islam has said it will hold a “grand rally” in Dhaka on December 29, if jailed leaders and activists, including Mamunul Haque, are not released by this time.
BNP announces 48-hour blockade from tomorrow
The BNP yesterday called for a fresh 48-hour nationwide blockade starting 6:00am Wednesday in protest of the Election Commission’s announcement of the polls scheduled.
Covered van torched in Tongi
A covered van was set on fire by unidentified criminals in Gazipur's Tongi at 10:15pm, on the day of BNP's hartal
Truck set on fire in Gazipur
Unidentified criminals set a truck on fire on Gausia road in Gazipur's Tongi at around 10:58pm
One hurt in crude bomb blast near AL central office
Another crude bomb blasted in front of Wari Police Station
2 buses torched in Jatrabari, Dhanmondi
Two buses were torched in Jatrabari and Dhanmondi areas of Dhaka today, on the first day of the BNP's hartal
Three-day blockade: Low turnout at schools
Student attendance was significantly lower in most educational institutions in Dhaka on the first day of the three-day blockade called by BNP and Jamaat.
Violence over rallies, hartal: 7,417 sued, 426 held in two days
In connection with the recent violence during rallies and hartal, more than 7,417 people have been sued, and 426 have been arrested in at least 52 cases across 10 districts in the last two days.
BNP-Jamaat Hartal: With sticks and rods, AL men guard Dhaka
Awami League leaders and activists were seen in the major intersections of the capital yesterday protesting the hartal called by BNP and Jamaat.
The promotion that will never happen
Amirul Parvez, a police constable of the counter-terrorism unit at DMP, had a dream of becoming an assistant sub-inspector. He was also preparing for an exam for the promotion.
