The 120-hour nationwide hartal, called by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, ended at 6am on Friday.

The alliance extended it's previously called 72-hour nationwide hartal by 48 hours till 6am Friday.

On February 24, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed in a statement announced the extension of the shutdown  programme.

The 20-party combine has been enforcing a series of countrywide shutdown to press home for an election under a non-party administration and to protest government's repressive acts.

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