The second day of the two-day countrywide hartal, called by the BNP-led 18-party Opposition alliance, passed off with stray incidents of violence on Thursday. In the capital, several crude bombs exploded at Gabtali, Mirpur Mazar Road, Pallabi, Tejgaon industrial area, Paltan and Bijoy Sarani during the early hours.
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Stray violence marks first day of opposition hartal
The first day of the two-day nationwide hartal, called by the BNP-led 18-party Opposition alliance, passed off with stray incidents of violence on Wednesday. The police charged baton and fired teargas shells to disperse Opposition activists in different parts of the capital and elsewhere in the country. Pro-hartal activists vandalised and torched more than 30 ... Read more