DHAKA: The third day of the nationwide 72-hour road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway that was suddenly called by BNP’s joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

The blockade was enforced from 6:00am Monday to press home their demand for non-party caretaker government during the polls-time, cancellation of the polls-schedule and release of the top BNP leaders.

Meanwhile, due to the blockade, the rail and road communications around the country is being seriously obstructed.

The rail link of Dhaka-Chittagong-Sylhet-Noakhali was halted as Dhaka-bound Godhuli Mahanagar Express train derailed at Burichong of Comilla district on the second day (Sunday night) of blockade as the blockaders removed the fishplates of rail line.

On the other hand, blockaders tried to sabotage, vandalise and arson at all the main points of important highways to obstruct the haulage.


2nd day’s blockade violence

Miscreants killed a Jubo Dal leader in Daudkandi Upazila of Comilla district on Sunday night.

More than hundreds of 18-party leaders and activists including law enforcing personnel were injured

1st day’s blockade violence

Five people including an activist of Chhatra Shibir, an activist of Jubo Dal and three pedestrians were killed in separate violence in Dhaka, Jhenidah, Pabna, Chittagong and Bogra on Saturday, the first day of 72-hour blockade.

BDST: 0938 HRS, DEC 02, 2013