Now Jamaat also calls for hartal on election day
Logo of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Photo: Collected
After the BNP's announcement of a hartal, Jamaat-e-Islami has declared that the party will enforce a 48-hour nationwide hartal covering the election day to press their demand for boycotting the 7 January election.
Starting from 6am on Saturday, the hartal will remain in force until 6am on Monday, according to a press release issued by the party today (4 January).
The party will also organise processions and a mass campaign across the country on 5 January.
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Jamaat's acting secretary general ATM Masum said the programmes will be implemented to boycott the election by thwarting all government conspiracies.
Earlier the day, the BNP announced a 48-hour hartal from Saturday morning in protest of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls.
