Clashes, arson, blockades: Hefazat's hartal in pictures

Published at 09:20 am March 28th, 2021

The photo was taken from Jatrabari on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Jatrabari on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Jatrabari on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Jatrabari on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Jatrabari on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Jatrabari on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Jatrabari on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Paltan on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Paltan on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Paltan on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Paltan on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Paltan on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune
The photo was taken from Jatrabari on Sunday, March 28, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

As part of their daylong nationwide hartal, hundreds of leaders and activists of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh had blockaded the Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet highways on Sunday morning.

They blockaded the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway by setting tyres on fire. They also took to the streets at Shimrail, Mouchak, Madanpur, and Signboard areas in Narayanganj, demonstrated and clashed with law enforcers. Several people were injured, while the demonstrators torched at least five vehicles.

Hefazat activists, wielding sticks and chanting slogans, also demonstrated in Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and Paltan areas in the capital. They also held a rally at Baitul Mukarram premises.