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

BNP today called a 48-hour countrywide blockade from Wednesday morning

The nationwide blockade being observed by several political parties in Bangladesh is taking its toll on businesses as sales have plunged. The transport blockade, set to enter its fifth phase on Wednesday, aims at forcing the current government to step down and pave the way for holding the next parliamentary election under a non-partisan interim government.

BNP today called a 48-hour countrywide blockade from Wednesday demanding resignation of the government, for the upcoming national election to be held under a non-party caretaker government, and release of arrested BNP leaders

BNP has called a 48-hour countrywide blockade from Sunday demanding resignation of the government, election-time neutral government and release of BNP leaders

The BNP claimed that at least 515 of its leaders and activists were detained yesterday, the first day of BNP and Jamaat’s fresh 48-hour nationwide blockade.

The nationwide blockade is taking its toll on local airlines as the number of passengers has declined significantly on the domestic routes owing to growing fear of violence, officials said.

The BNP has called for a "countrywide blockade" on October 31, November 1 and 2 protesting the killing of the party activists and the arrests of party leaders and activists, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir