Morning and evening strike of 18 groups tomorrow Wednesday

The Dhaka Times Desk 18 parties led by BNP have called a countrywide morning-evening hartal tomorrow, Wednesday, May 29. This hartal has been called in protest against the issuance of arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tariq Rahman.

This announcement was made after the meeting of 18 party leaders with BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in Gulshan yesterday, May 27. At the press briefing after the meeting, the member of the BNP standing committee. Moin Khan told reporters that 18 groups will hold morning-evening strikes across the country next Wednesday to protest against the withdrawal of the false case and the issuance of arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarek Rahman and the demand for a non-partisan neutral caretaker government.

Moin Khan also said that Tariq Rahman is on bail. He alleged that he was being harassed with some false cases. Meanwhile, he strongly condemned the party's standing committee member MK Anwar being sent to jail without bail. At the same time, he criticized the banning of gatherings without issuing any official notification.