Countrywide blockade

Countrywide blockade

Three buses torched in 90 minutes in city

Arsonists torched three buses in the capital’s Dhanmondi, Mirpur, and Gulistan in the span of just 90 minutes last night, on the eve of BNP’s dawn-to-dusk blockade.

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Railway attacks during hartal-blockade: Hotspots and patterns

Since the foiled BNP rally on October 28, the political situation has heated up with near-constant blockades and hartals. This has resulted in sustained violence across the country, with railway passengers and infrastructure becoming major targets

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Last Day of Blockade: Seven cops hurt in clash, crude bomb attack

A clash between police and BNP in Chattogram and a crude bomb attack on the police from a BNP procession in Bogura left at least seven policemen injured yesterday -- the last day of the 36-hour nationwide blockade enforced by BNP and its allies.

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36hr Blockade: 2 buses, lorry set on fire

Two buses and a lorry were set on fire and three vehicles were vandalised yesterday, the first day of BNP and its allies’ 36-hour nationwide blockade.

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2 buses set on fire in Mohammadpur, Tikatuli

Two buses were set on fire by unidentified arsonists in the capital's Mohammadpur and Tikatuli areas tonight, on the eve of the BNP's 36-hour blockade

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Unidentified arsonists torched a bus of Itihas Paribahan on ​​Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Ashulia of ​​Savar this evening, on the eve of BNP's 36-hour blockade

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263 vehicles, 15 properties set on fire since Oct 28

Miscreants vandalised one ambulance and set on fire to 162 buses, 44 trucks, 23 covered vans, 8 motorcycles, and 26 other vehicles

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10th Round of Blockade: 15 vehicles torched in two days

At least four vehicles were set on fire in the country yesterday, on last day of the 10th round of 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP and its allies.

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BNP announces 2-day blockade from Sunday

BNP today announced a two-day country-wide blockade starting from November 5

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Vehicles torched, vandalised in Dhaka, N'ganj, Ctg

At least five vehicles were torched and several were vandalised till this afternoon amid the third day of the countrywide blockade declared by BNP and Jamaat

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2 buses torched, car 'catches fire' in Dhaka

Two buses were set on fire in Azampur and Bakshibazar areas of Dhaka this morning

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Narayanganj Police-BNP clash: 10 arrested from Dhaka hotel

Members of Rapid Action Battalion today claimed to have arrested 10 people from Dhaka in connection with the clash between law enforcers and BNP men that injured three police officials in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj on Tuesday

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Bus torching in Savar: 125 BNP leaders, activists sued

Around 125 BNP leaders and activists, including former lawmaker of Dhaka-19 Dr Dewan Salauddin Babu, have been sued on charges of torching a bus in the Savar area yesterday

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Three-day blockade: AL dominant on Dhaka streets

Awami League and its affiliate organisations were more prominent on Dhaka streets yesterday, the second day of the three-day nationwide blockade called by BNP, its allies, and Jamaat-e-Islami.

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Blockade causing bottlenecks in container movement

Ship delays departure for lack of export containers

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Be vocal against attack on media

Info minister urges newspaper editors

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Rizvi, 190 BNP men sued in Naryanganj

Police have filed four new cases in Narayanganj against 191 BNP and Jamaat activists, including BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, for alleged arson attacks and vandalism in the district

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Two more buses set on fire in Dhaka

At least 4 buses have been so far torched in Dhaka today, on the second day of the three-day nationwide blockade declared by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami

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