List of hartals in Bangladesh
This is a list of hartals (labour strikes or collective actions) occurring in Bangladesh (including East Pakistan).
List
[edit]| Date (ymd) | Total days | Hartal called by | Reason | Casualties and damage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 – 1971 | 15[1] | then East Pakistan | |||
| 1972 – 1975 | 5[1] | ||||
| 1981 – 1987 | 59[1] | ||||
| 1991 – 1996 | 266[1] | Awami League, called for hartal of unknown number of days | |||
| 1996 – 2001 | 215[1] | BNP, called for 59-day hartal[2] | |||
| 2001 – 2007 | Unknown | Bangladesh Awami League, called for 173-day hartal[3] | |||
| 2008 – 2009 | Unknown | BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Workers party, Awami League, called for 15-day hartal[3] | |||
| 2010 – 2013 April | Unknown | Awami League, called for 17-day hartal[3] | |||
| 2010-11-30 | 1 (all day)[4] | BNP | Opposing Khaleda Zia's eviction after 30-year-long stay in military house | 1193rd hartal in the history of Bangladesh | |
| 2013-04-02 | 1 (all day)[5] | Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir | opposed to sending Delwar Hossain Sayeedi on police remand for questioning. | ||
| 2013-04-09 | 1 (all day)[6] | BNP | protesting against courts sending its top 17 leaders to jail. | ||
| 2013-04-10 | 1 (all day)[6] | BNP | protesting against courts sending its top 17 leaders to jail. | ||
| 2013-04-11 | 1 (all day)[7] | Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir | to press for the release of Shibir President Delwar Hussen. | 1 person killed in khulna[8] | |
| 2013-04-23 | 1 (all day)[9] | BNP | demands for release of top leaders. | 10 people injured;[10] 5 buses torched on night before hartal. | |
| 2013-04-24 | 1 (all day)[11] | BNP | demands for release of top leaders. | ||
| 2013-11-26 to 28 | 3 | BNP | |||
| 2023-11-15 | 3 | BNP[12] | to press for neutral polls. | ||
| 2023-11-19 | 2 | Labour Party[13] | |||
| 2023-11-22 | 2 | BNP[14] | protesting the unveiling of the polls schedule by the Election Commission. | ||
| 2023-12-19 | 1 | BNP[15] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Ariful Islam Mithu (16 June 2011). "So many hartals?". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Mohammad T. Hussain (May 24, 2010). "HARTAL: As I look back". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c M. Shamsur Rabb Khan (April 11, 2013). "A country of hartals". The Daily Star.
- ^ Baadshahmintu (Nov 29, 2010). "Hartal again, 9 vehicles torched in Dhaka". Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^ "Shibir calls strike to protest leader's arrest". bdnews24.com. 2013-03-31.
- ^ a b "BNP calls 36-hour strike". bdnews24.com. 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Violence mars Shibir strike". bdnews24.com.
- ^ "1 dead in Khulna clashes". bdenews24.com.
- ^ মঙ্গল ও বুধবার টানা হরতাল - প্রথম আলো. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Prothom Alo | Most popular bangla daily newspaper - Home". Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ মঙ্গল ও বুধবার টানা হরতাল - প্রথম আলো. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Fifth round of blockade from today". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "All parties are paid servants: Oli Ahmed". Somoy News. 2023-12-29.
- ^ "BNP announces fresh 48-hour blockade from Wednesday". The Daily Star. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "BNP's hartal now deferred to Tuesday". Dhaka Tribune. 2023-12-17.