The sixth round of blockade enforced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies started on Wednesday (November 22) morning demanding free, fair, neutral and participatory election and release of the party leaders and activists.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced a 48-hour-long nationwide blockade at a virtual press briefing on Monday (November 20) afternoon.

Recently, BNP added hartals to its political programmes after the announcement of the polls schedule by the Election Commission on November 15.

BNP, Jamaat and like-minded parties observed the dawn to dusk countrywide hartal on October 29 in protest of the police action during the party's Nayapaltan rally.

Ruhul Kabir Rizvi claimed 14,675 party leaders and activists, including the 475 yesterday, were arrested since October 28. 

During this period, 346 cases were filed against party leaders and workers, he added.

BDST: 1047 HRS, NOV 22, 2023
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