Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 6 (ANI): Ahead of the January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), issued a call for a 48-hour nationwide ‘hartal’ (general strike) commencing on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s “illegal government,” the Dhaka Tribune reported.
Under the leadership of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, the BNP has
Bangladesh: Opposition BNP calls for 48-hour nationwdie “hartal” ahead of general elections
