BNP calls dawn-to-dusk hartal

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday called a dawn-to-dusk countrywide hartal for Monday demanding cancelation of the next general election schedule, resignation of the Awami League government, and handover power to a party-neutral election-time caretaker administration for holding the next national poll.

Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, announced the fresh programma at a virtual press briefing on Saturday (Dec 16).

The hartal will be started at 6:00am on Monday and will be ended Monday evening, he said.