DOT Desk: BNP has rescheduled their previously planned dawn-to-dusk hartal from Monday to Tuesday in light of Bangladesh’s one-day state mourning scheduled for tomorrow (18 December) following the passing of Kuwait’s Emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah,reports TBS.
The change in plans was announced today during a virtual briefing by BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. Earlier on 17 December, BNP announced the hartal amid a home ministry instruction to the returning officers to prevent political gatherings, rallies, and similar programmes from 18 December until the end of the 12th parliamentary election, slated for 7 January.Meanwhile, Jamaat acting secretary general Maulana ATM Masum said in a statement that the party will also enforce hartal on Monday.
After the passing of the Kuwait Emir, the Cabinet Division issued a notification on Friday directing all government, semi-government, and autonomous institutions, educational institutions.