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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 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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