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 ... Read More»
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 ... Read More»
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 . Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 5 May, 2016 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: hartal, Jamaat-e-Islami, 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 . Read More»
By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 27 March, 2016 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: hartal, Jamaat-e-Islami, strike
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