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Strike started in protest of Riaz Rahman shooting: Bus fire in Gazipur: Helper killed

The Dhaka Times Desk BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's advisor and former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Riaz Rahman has started a strike of 20 parties. At the beginning of the hartal, a helper was killed when a bus was set on fire at Kaliakore in Gazipur.


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A 24-hour strike called by 20 groups has started. The nationwide strike has been called to protest the shooting and serious injuries of Riyaz Rahman, advisor to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Meanwhile, the indefinite blockade of 20 groups is also going on. Meanwhile, at the beginning of today's hartal, a helper was killed when a bus was set on fire in Gazipur's Kaliakor.

BNP Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the strike program in a statement sent last Tuesday night. In that statement, it was informed that this nationwide 24-hour general strike will be observed from 6 am on Thursday to 6 am on Friday.

It is to be noted that miscreants opened fire on Riaz Rahman's car in front of the Westin Hotel in Gulshan around 8:30 pm on Tuesday. He received several bullets in his body. Riaz Rahman's car was also burnt. Riyaz Rahman, who was shot, is undergoing treatment at the United Hospital in Gulshan. The bullet has already been surgically removed.

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