Bangladesh Opposition calls for blockade on 22, 23 Nov
The BNP declared the blockade to protest against the polls schedule.
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s main Opposition Party- BNP has called for a 48-hour blockade starting on Wednesday (22 November) for the sixth time to protest against the polls schedule, which announced the national election to be held on 7 January.
The blockade will be enforced from 6am Wednesday, BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said during a virtual briefing on Monday.
Jamaat-e-Islami and other anti-government opposition parties are expected to follow BNP’s lead in enforcing the blockade, according to party insiders.
In the latest announcement, the country was spared from a blockade on Tuesday as the ongoing two-day hartal is set to conclude today.
On 15 November, the Election Commission declared the poll schedule, sparking a new wave of political unrest in the country, as major opposition parties remained steadfast in their refusal to participate in the election under the Hasina government.
