Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called for an 11th round of blockade from December 12 to press for its demands including elections under a non-party interim government, local media reported.
During a virtual press conference, BNP joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that the blockade will start at 6 am on December 12 (Tuesday) and end at 6 pm. The next day, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
Ambulances, oxygen carrying vehicles and press vehicles will be exempted during the blockade.
The blockade is being called to put pressure on the Awami League government to release BNP leaders and workers arrested during clashes with police and elections under the non-party interim government.
Rizvi alleged that the Awami League government “wants to conduct elections in its own way and that is why it is obstructing our human chain program and torturing the workers”.
The BNP had called for a human chain event on Sunday which was attended by top party leaders and family members of victims of forced disappearances and political killings. Elections in Bangladesh are to be held on 7 January 2024.
