A fresh 72-hour nationwide hartal, called by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, entered into second day on Monday to press for an election under a non-party administration and to protest government's repressive acts.

The hartal began around 6am on Sunday, will end 6am Wednesday.

On Friday, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed in a statement announced the fresh spell of the shutdown  programme.

Presence of motorised vehicles was almost normal on the capital streets.

A large number of law enforcers remained deployed in different parts of the capital to fend off any untoward situation.

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