BartaBangla Report ::Hefazat-e-Islam called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday protesting against the killing and arrest of its leader.
Moulana Ashraf Ali Nizampuri, literature and cultural affairs secretary of the Chittagong-based Islamist group, announced the hartal programme at a pres briefing at Hathazari Madrasah here.
HefaZat also extended their support to the May 8, 9 hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance.
Meanwhile, a court here granted 9-day remand to Hifazat-e-Islam Secretary General Junaid Babunagari in a case filed for killing police personnel during Sunday’s mayhem in the city’s Motijheel.
Earlier in the afternoon, Police produced Babunagari before the court with a 10-day remand prayer.
Nagari was arrested from the city’s Lalbagh area on Monday night allegedly in connection with the violence that left at least 23 people dead in Dhaka, Narayanganj and Chittagong.