The 48-hour strike began in the morning

Photo: Collected. Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi called upon the leaders workers and countrymen to make the hartal a success. He said that the demand for free and fair elections under the non-partisan neutral government during the election period including the resignation of the Awami government, the release of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and sending her abroad for better treatment, the release of thousands of leaders and activists including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the Election Commission A 48-hour hartal program has been announced to protest the schedule announced for the one-sided election.