Dhaka Times Report. BNP leader Ilyas Ali's body has not been found yet. Meanwhile, the morning-evening hartal called by BNP has been celebrated across the country for the past two days with scattered clashes, arson, cocktail explosions, casualties and arrests. Law and order forces, including the police, were on a tight stand during the second day of strike called by the BNP to demand the return of the party's organizing secretary M Elias Ali. 2 people were killed on the day before the strike and on the first day of the strike.
Apart from Sylhet, there was no major disturbance, but a driver named Abdur Rashid was killed in the attack by the picketers in Savar. The leaders and activists could not go out with the procession due to police obstruction. BNP leaders and workers marched in different parts of the city avoiding the strict surveillance of the law and order security forces. The picketers detonated 15-20 cocktails at different places in the capital. Cocktail explosions took place in many places outside Dhaka. Several vehicles were set on fire across the country, including a CNG one in Fakirapool. Hundreds of leaders and activists across the country including former mayor Mizanur Rahman Minus in Rajshahi have been called to baton charge by law and order security forces. The police arrested more than two hundred leaders and activists including the president of the Freedom Fighters Party, Principal Sohrab Uddin from Kushtia, Kazi Abul Bashar from Wari, Dhaka. Two journalists were injured in Ishwardi. They are Sumer Khan of weekly Hello Ishwardi and Fazlur Rahman, former press club secretary of Daily Dinkal. Shops were closed. The office-court is running loose.
Most of the partners of the 18-party alliance led by BNP were not seen on the streets. Although they promised to stay in the field with full support for the strike. However, the coalition partner Labor Party from Motijheel's Eden Mosque, the chairman of the organization. When Mostafizur Rahman tried to take out a procession led by Iran, it was blocked by the police. Apart from this, Nap tries to march. Most of the central leaders were not seen at certain spots during the strike. However, the leaders and workers of the metropolitan BNP and organizations were somewhat more active than the previous strike. They marched in different parts of the capital. Apart from the BNP central office, police and RAB have been stationed in front of various important roads and alleys of the capital since the morning of Sunday, April 22. Checkposts are also seen to be searched at various places. The streets of the capital were empty due to the strike. A few local buses were seen plying. Most of the roads including VIPs were occupied by rickshaws. Due to fear, common people did not go out except for urgent work. Shops including shopping malls were closed. No long-distance bus left the capital. However, trains, launches and air traffic were normal. Attendance of officials and employees in government offices and courts was less. Although educational institutions were open, no exams and classes were held. Meanwhile, the leaders and workers of the ruling Awami League and its affiliates occupied the streets during Sunday's strike. They held anti-hartal march at different places under police guard.
The central office was blocked
Like the previous strike, the Nayapaltan central office was blocked. The police took control of the entire office from Saturday night. RAB-Police took position in front of Oligli nearby. No party leader was allowed to enter the central office. Pedestrians were not spared from them. They are harassed in various ways in the name of search. Officials and employees of public and private offices around the central office were harassed. Even after showing their identity cards, the police misbehaved with them. Journalists were also not spared from police harassment. Meanwhile, party's Acting General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir along with some leaders took position in front of the central office from morning. When they tried to take out a procession in support of the strike, they were stopped by the police. At this time, Mirza Fakhrul complained that the police and government cadres are preventing the strike. It seems the government is creating a battlefield. After standing on the footpath in front of the central office for a while, they stayed inside the office. BNP Vice Chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka, Joint Secretary General Aman Ullah Aman, Rizvi Ahmed, Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon, International Affairs Secretary Nazimuddin Alam, Masud Ahmed Talukder, Mostafizur Rahman Babul, Abed Reza, Ashraf Hossain, Belal Ahmed and a handful of other leaders at the central office throughout the day. Stayed inside.
Sangsad Bhawan area
BNP MPs led by Standing Committee Member MK Anwar MP marched in Sangsad Bhavan area. The procession was barricaded by the police when it reached the main road of Manik Mia Avenue. Ignoring the barricade, they proceeded with the procession and clashed with the police. At the end of the rally, they demanded that Ilyas Ali be returned alive. MK Anwar said that you can see there are few MPs but the police are several times more than that. He said, if necessary, continuous movement will be called. Abul Khair Bhuiyan, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Nilofar Chowdhury Mani, Rehana Akhter Ranu, Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia and some members of Parliament were present at this time.
great empty
Apart from a couple of scattered incidents, the strike was fairly peaceful in the capital's Mohakhali. Roads are empty of vehicles in the morning, but the number of vehicles increases as the afternoon progresses. Although less in number, traffic is seen after noon as on other holidays. No long distance bus leaves from Mohakhali Bus Terminal. Hotels and restaurants were open but most of the businesses were closed. At around 11:00 am, petrol was poured into a passenger Laguna in front of Jalkhabar Hotel at Amtala junction in Mohakhali and set on fire. Later, the locals put out the fire in the lagoon. No one was injured in this incident. However, the people going to the office were scared after the incident of setting fire to Laguna. Pedestrians started running here and there. The police arrested a young man named Jewel for allegedly setting the Laguna fire.
Most of the markets and big shops in the area were closed. The activities of the local BNP or any partner party of the 18-party alliance were not seen in these areas throughout the day. However, a procession came out from Shantinagar under the leadership of Amirul Islam Khan Alim, general secretary of Chhatra Dal central parliament. When the procession wanted to proceed towards Shantinagar, the police dispersed it with baton charges.
Bank-insurance
The strike has affected bank transactions. Although Bank-Insurance is open, customer presence and transactions have decreased. Cash counters of some banks are kept closed due to lack of customer presence. It is known that the transactions of the banks from Motijheel branch of Bangladesh Bank are very less. Long lines of customers were seen in banks on other days, but yesterday it was not noticed. The presence of women customers in the bank was a handful. Due to the hartal called by the main opposition party BNP, there was no crowd or busyness of people in Bankpara of the capital. On this day, a different picture can be seen in Motijheel. A sense of relief was noticed among those who came to Motijheel.
Law and order enforcement activities
The activity of law and order security forces was visible during the strike called by BNP on Sunday. Apart from the regular patrol, the police's 'Honda Patrol' was a sight to behold in this strike. In each police station area, the police conducted 'Honda Patrol' in teams throughout the day. As a result, there were no major incidents, apart from sporadic explosions of some cocktails and vandalism of two vehicles, the police claimed.
During the strike, mobile courts were run in eight zones of the capital under the leadership of 10 magistrates. Although these mobile courts were conducted in Motijheel, Wari, Lalbagh, Mirpur, Gulshan, Tejgaon, Ramna and Uttara zones, no one was sentenced on the first day.
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