List of hartal in Bangladesh
This is a list of hartal (labour strikes or collective actions) occurring in Bangladesh.
| Date Day-Month-Year | Time | Hartal Called By | Reason | Human casualties | Other Casualties and incidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between 1962 and 1971 | Total 15 days then East Pakistan[1] | . | . | . | |
| Between 1972 and 1975 | Total 5 days[1] | . | . | . | |
| Between 1981 and 1987 | Total 59 days[1] | . | . | . | |
| Between 1991 and 1996 | Total 266 days[1] | *Unknown days hartal called by Awami League | . | . | |
| Between 1996 and 2001 | Total 215 days[1] | *59 days hartal called by BNP [2] | . | . | Survey made by Chittagong University shows gross financial loss due to hartals during 1991-2001 was BDT 1,834,650,000. |
| Between 2001 and 2006 | Total days UNKNOWN | *173 days [3] hartal called by Bangladesh Awami League | . | ||
| Between 2007 and 2008 | Total days UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | . | ||
| Between 2010 and April 2013 | Total days UNKNOWN | *17 days [3] hartal called by Awami League | . | ||
| 30-11-2010 | All day [4] 1193rd hartal in the history of Bangladesh | BNP | Opposing Khaleda Zia's eviction after 30-year-long stay in military house | . | 9 vehicles torched in Dhaka |
| 02-04-2013 | All day[5] | Shibir | opposed to sending Delwar Hossain Sayeedi on police remand for questioning. | . | |
| 9-04-2013 | All day[6] | BNP | protesting against courts sending its top 17 leaders to jail. | . | |
| 10-04-2013 | All day[6] | BNP | protesting against courts sending its top 17 leaders to jail. | . | |
| 11-04-2013 | All day[7] | Shibir | to press for the release of Shibir President Delwar Hussen. | 1 person killed in khulna[8] | -Many injured all over the country. -Huge number of vehicles torched. |
| 23-04-2013 | All day[9] | BNP | demands for release of top leaders. | . | -10 person injured [10] -5 Buses torched night before hartal. |
| 24-04-2013 | All day[11] | BNP | demands for release of top leaders. | . | -Vehicles damaged by throwing stone. |
| 26 to 28-11-2013 | Four days | BNP | . | . | -Vehicles damaged by throwing stone. |
08-05-13 ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ariful Islam Mithu (16 June 2011). "So many hartals?".
- ↑ Mohammad T. Hussain (May 24, 2010). "HARTAL: As I look back".
- 1 2 M. Shamsur Rabb Khan (April 11, 2013). "The Daily Star - A country of hartals".
- ↑ Baadshahmintu (Nov 29, 2010). "Hartal again, 9 vehicles torched in Dhaka".
- ↑ Staff correspondent, bdnews24.com (2013-03-31). "Shibir calls strike to protest leader's arrest".
- 1 2 Senior corresponden, bdnews24.com (2013-04-07). "BNP calls 36-hour strike".
- ↑ <http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/04/11/violence-mars-shibir-strike>
- ↑ <http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/04/11/1-dead-in-khulna-clashes>
- ↑ <http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-04-21/news/346569>
- ↑ <http://www.prothom-alo.com/home/date/2013-04-21>
- ↑ http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-04-21/news/346569>
External links
- Interactive visualizations of Bangladesh's four decades of hartals' compounded impact on its economy.
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