Inter-district bus services at Dhaka's Gabtoli bus terminal remain completely suspended on the first day of the 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami

The countrywide blockade, called by the BNP-led 20-party alliance last year, is still on. It is hard to believe that the opposition alliance is yet to officially withdraw the programme through any announcement, party insiders have said.