Jamaat’s hartal passed unnoticed

Life across the country, including Dhaka, remained almost normal as nationwide 24-hour hartal called by the Jamaat-e-Islami passed unnoticed on Sunday.
Jamaat called the general strike for 24 hours from 6:00am of Sunday after the Appellate Division rejected a petition filed by Jamaat amir amir Motiur Rahman Nizami for a review of the court’s verdict that upheld his death sentence for war against humanity committed during the 1971 War for Independence.
Public and private transports including busses and cars ran as usual in the streets and highways while presence in offices and business establishments were normal in the capital and other major cities.
Anti-hartal processions of the Awami League and youth-led secular platform Ganajagaran Mancha were seen in the capital while no pickets were seen.
Banks and stock markets worked normally and authorities also kept open the schools while ferry and train services were operated as usual.
Law enforcers remained alert at key points of in the Dhaka and other major cities and towns.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner [media] Maruf Hossain Sorder said the personnel of Border Guard Bangladesh, Rapid Action Battalion and police were kept on alert with video and still cameras at different strategic points in the capital.
No incident of violence was reported in the capital, but two groups of the ruling Awami League clashed at Mirpur during anti-hartal procession.
New Age correspondents in districts including Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Rangpur, Barisal, Jessore, Bogra, Comilla and Mymensingh reported that hartal went unnoticed.

News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net