The Dhaka district unit of BNP on Tuesday called a daylong shutdown in five upazilas of the district for Wednesday demanding the release of party joint secretary
general Amanullah Aman and its other activists and leaders.
District BNP president and BNP chairperson’s adviser Abdul Mannan Khan told UNB about the hartal announcement on Tuesday night.
Mannna, however, said the capital city will remain out of the purview of the shutdown.
He said the hartal is also meant for registering their protest against showing Aman, Dhaka district general secretary, arrested in a fresh case to halt his release from jail. Aman was to be released from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) prison cell on Tuesday as he secured interim bail for six months from the High Court in a case filed against him under the Explosive Substances Act.
On March 11, police in a raid on BNP’s Nayapaltan central office arrested over 150 of its leaders and workers, including Aman.
The law enforcers launched the drive in the BNP office after 8-10 crude bombs went off near the BNP central office while Fakhrul was addressing a rally.
-With The Independent input
