Sans any unusual activity anywhere in the country, it was difficult to realise that a hartal sponsored by the BNP-led 20-party alliance is underway today.

No unusual hartal-related was reported until 11:00am.

However, the Dhaka and Chittagong metropolitan areas are out of the hartal purview due to the city corporation elections scheduled to be held on April 28.

BNP-led 20-party sponsored today's shutdown protesting the attack on BNP chairperson and the alliance chief Khaleda Zia at Karwan Bazar on Monday.

Khaleda's convoy was attacked by ruling party men while she was campaigning for Tabith Awal ahead of the Dhaka North City Corporation polls.

Though she managed to escape unhurt, some of her security staffs were not so lucky.