BNP and like-minded parties have enforced a fresh two-day blockade across the country from 6:00am today (November 12).

Meanwhile, seven buses were set on fire in Mirpur-14, Kafrul, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Arambagh, Gabtali, Gulistan and Jatrabari areas in the capital between 8.20pm and 11:40pm last night (November 11).

The opposition parties, who enforced nine days of blockade in the last two weeks, called the blockade of road, rail and waterways demanding resignation of the government and general election under a non-party administration.

The BNP said at least 315 party leaders and activists were detained in 24 hours preceding 5:00pm yesterday. At least 1,370 BNP men were accused in 12 cases filed during the same period, the party's senior joint secretary general, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, told a virtual press briefing.

At least 10,450 BNP leaders and activists have been arrested across the country over the last two weeks in 220 cases, he said.

According to Dhaka Metropolitan Police, 1,813 people were held in 131 cases filed with different police stations in the capital from October 28 to November 10.

During the same period, Rab picked up 350 people from across the country over violence and sabotage.

At least 153 vehicles were torched across the country between October 28 and November 9, according to police and firefighters.

BDST: 0750 HRS, NOV 12, 2023
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