hartal Archives

Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh

Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh (July 3, 2019) Location: Dhaka, other major cities across Bangladesh. Event: The Left Democratic Alliance has called a nationwide eight-hour hartal, or general strike, Sunday, July 07, 2019 from 06:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to protest the increase in the price of natural gas. Hartal: A form of ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: ‘The Left Democratic Alliance’, hartal, natural gas, price, strike

Nationwide Hartal (General Strike) Called for Thursday, October 12, 2017

Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist political group, has called for a nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal on Thursday, October 12, in reaction to the arrest and remand of its top leaders. “Dawn-to-dusk” hartals almost always officially begin at 6:00 a.m. on the day they are called, and generally end at 6:00 p.m. on the same day. Read the full message . (PDF 336KB) ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 October, 2017 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: hartal, strike

Security Message: Nationwide Strike or Hartal on Monday

Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist political group, has called for a nationwide 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. hartal on Monday, September 5 in reaction to the execution of one of its leaders. “Dawn-to-dusk” hartals almost always begin at 6:00 a.m. on the day they are called and generally end at 6:00 p.m. on the same day. Read the full message (PDF ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 4 September, 2016 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: hartal, Jamaat-e-Islami, strike

Security Message: Nationwide Strike or Hartal on Wednesday

Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist political group, has called for a nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal on Wednesday, August 31st in reaction to the death sentence announced today of of one of its leaders. “Dawn-to-dusk” hartals almost always begin at 6:00 a.m. on the day they are called and generally end at 6:00 p.m. on the same day. Read the full message (PDF ...

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 30 August, 2016 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Demonstration, hartal, Jamaat-e-Islami, strike

Security Message: Hartal or Strike on May 8th

Jamaat-e-Islami, a political group, has called for a nationwide twenty-four hour hartal on Sunday, May 8 to protest the death sentence that was upheld today by the Supreme Court against one of the defendants convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal. Read the full message. (PDF 192 KB) PDF Files Require the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader .

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 5 May, 2016 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: hartal, Jamaat-e-Islami, security

Security Message: Hartal or Strike on April 25th

The Progressive Students’ Alliance and Anti-Imperialist Students’ Union have called for a nationwide half-day Hartal on Monday, April 25 to protest the failure of the government to make an arrest in the Tonu murder case. Read the full message. (PDF 188 KB) PDF Files Require the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader .

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 April, 2016 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: hartal, security

Security Message: Hartal or Strike on Mar 28th

The Jamaat-e-Islami, a political group, has called for a nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal on Monday, March 28 to protest efforts to remove a constitutional provision for a state religion. Read the full message . (PDF 124 KB) PDF Files Require the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader .

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 27 March, 2016 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: hartal, Jamaat-e-Islami, strike

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