Bangladesh opposition extends nationwide blockade until Friday morning

DHAKA, Dec. 9 (nsnewswire) — Bangladesh’s main opposition alliance has extended its ongoing 72-hour nationwide blockade to Friday morning.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Joint General Secretary Salahuddin Ahmed through a video message sent from unknown location made the announcement of rail, roads and waterway blockade Monday.
BNP and its allies have enforced a series of blockade since Nov. 26. Ahemd, who is now hiding to avert arrest, they extended the tenure of the blockade which is to realize demands for rescheduling of the parliamentary elections slated for Jan. 5, installation of a non-party polls-time government and release of leaders.
The announcement of the ongoing blockade came hours before the end of its 131-hour non-stop blockade on Thursday evening.
Dozens of people, including nine on Wednesday, have been reportedly dead and hundreds others injured during roads, rail and waterways blockade which triggered wide spread violence since Nov. 26 in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country.
Incidents of clash, arson, vandalism, chase and counter-chase, bomb explosions and detention were reported from many places in the country on Monday.