Jamaat\\\'s 48-hour 2nd phase hartal begins today
Sunday, 2 November 2014
The second phase of the countrywide 72-hour hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting its ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami's death sentence for his war crimes, begins this morning (Sunday), reports UNB.
The 48-hour shutdown begins at 6am on Sunday and will end at 6am on Tuesday.
On the eve of the hartal four crude bombs were exploded in the city's Khilkhet area on Saturday evening, ahead of the general strike.
Witnesses said the crude bombs were blasted under the Khilkhet Footbridge around 6:30pm. However, none was injured in the blast.
The 24-hour hartal in the first phase enforced by Jamaat ended on Friday morning amid poor response.
The city life was largely unaffected as vehicular movement was almost normal.
Hours after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 condemned Jamaat ameer Nizami to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, the Islamic party announced on Wednesday the 72-hour staggered nationwide shutdown.
In a joint statement, Jamaat acting ameer Makbul Ahmed and its acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced the shutdowns.