Though the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami had called an all-day hartal, it was the counter-protest by the Awami League and its affiliate organisations that were more prominent on Dhaka’s streets. A procession led by Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League President Abu Ahmed Mannafi started from Bangabandhu Avenue on Sunday morning. In response to the hartal, the Awami League announced ‘peace rallies’ in districts across the country to counter the hartal. Meanwhile, top-tier leaders of the Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League, Krishak League, and Swechchha Sebak League were present at the Awami League central office in Gulistan from 10 am. The Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League announced it would hold an anti-hartal peace rally near the Awami League central offices at 2:30 pm.

Source: bd News24 October 29, 2023 10:44 UTC