The blockade has begun: barricades at various places. 8 cars were set on fire in the capital yesterday

The Dhaka Times Desk The 72-hour siege began with arson and vandalism. At least 8 vehicles were set on fire in the capital yesterday. Meanwhile, BNP has called a nationwide strike from Sunday morning to Monday morning.

The 72-hour blockade program has started this morning. Sunday's strike was added to this. BNP Vice Chairman and Dhaka Metropolitan BNP convener Sadek Hossain Khoka arrested, BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Dhaka Metropolitan BNP Member Secretary Bir Freedom Fighter Abdus Salam and other national leaders have called a hartal in Dhaka Metropolitan BNP to demand the withdrawal of false cases. Yesterday, 8 cars were set on fire in the capital.

These incidents of arson took place in Nayapalton, Khamarbari, Panthpath, Badda, TSC and New Bazaar areas of the capital on Friday.

It is known that yesterday after Friday prayers, the camp took out a procession at Madhya Badda around 2 o'clock. Meanwhile, they set fire to a police patrolling van. At the same time they set fire to a passenger bus of Alif Paribahan (Dhaka Metro B-114124). At the same time, they set fire to 2 more vehicles and vandalized at least 15 vehicles. Police arrested 4 people involved in this incident. A microbus of Hotel Sonargaon was set on fire at the farm house around 4:30 pm. A bus of Boishakhi Paribahan (Dhaka Metro-B 11-4472) was set on fire in Nabhubazar area under Gulshan police station around 8 pm. However, a fire service unit rushed to the spot and managed to douse the fire. On the other hand, a taxi cab was set on fire in front of the Jame Masjid near the BNP central office in Nayapaltan around 7:30 pm. At around seven o'clock the camp marched on Panthapath. At that time, a private car was sprinkled with gunpowder and set on fire. At least 4 cocktails exploded at that time.

Meanwhile, the 72-hour blockade program has started today. There was picketing and procession in the capital in the morning. A taxi cab was set on fire in Bhashantech area of the capital around 8 am. At this time, RAB and police surrounded the entire area. Cocktail explosions and vandalism in Rampura. At Tejgaon railway crossing, student gang tried to barricade by burning tyres.

A cocktail explosion took place in Chanpara area of Arai Hazar, Narayanganj on the Dhaka-Chittagong route. Narayanganj Juba Dal International Affairs Secretary Nazrul Islam Azad's bus house was searched by the police.

3 buses were set on fire at Magura Ferry Ghat in Munshiganj. On the other hand, 3 people were killed in a head-on collision between a private car and a pickup van in Kanchpur on the Dhaka-Chittagong route this morning. Minibuses, CNG, rickshaws are running in the capital. However, no long-distance bus left. The train was seen moving.