BNP has called a nationwide hartal dawn-to-dusk on Sunday protesting “police action” on the party leaders and activists in Dhaka’s Kakrail area.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi confirmed the development to media. Earlier, just before closing BNP’s rally at Nayapaltan area, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the hartal.
The areas surrounding the capital’s Nightingale intersection turned into a battlefield as BNP men are waging a pitched battle with police for more than two hours.
The clash took place when BNP was holding a grand rally at its headquarters in Nayapaltan.
Along with BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami has also announced a nationwide strike tomorrow. Jamaat-e-Islami acting secretary general Maulana ATM Masum announced in a statement on Saturday evening.
