Students and teachers of several educational institutions staged human chains in different areas of the capital today demanding timely exams and a safe learning environment amid the ongoing hartals and blockades

Shop owners shut their enterprises for an hour in parts of the country including capital Dhaka pressing for keeping the provision of package VAT.

The BNP is now concentrating on “positive politics” with nonviolent programmes like rallies, discussions, and human chains to compel the government to initiate talks with all political parties for an immediate national election.