The BNP has decided to go to nationwide hartal on Tuesday (December 19) instead of Monday (December 18) as a day of state mourning will be observed on Monday over the demise of Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the new announcement at a virtual press briefing on Sunday.

The decision has been taken as Bangladesh has declared a day of state mourning on Monday following the death of Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, said Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. 

BNP and likeminded parties will therefore enforce the hartal on Tuesday, he added.

Earlier on December 16, BNP announced a nationwide hartal on Monday to press home their demands for the resignation of the current government and the restoration of a caretaker government.

BNP, Jamaat and like-minded parties have so far observed blockades in the 11th phase to mount pressure on the Awami League government to quit power and hold the next election under a non-partisan administration.

Apart from BNP, the Jamaat-e-Islami, Ganatantra Mancha, Liberal Democratic Party, Gono Odhikar Parishad, AB Party and other like-minded parties also observed hartal and blockade in several times to mount pressure on the AL government to quit power and hold the next election under a non-partisan administration.

BDST: 1515 HRS, DEC 17, 2023
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