Dawn-to-dusk hartal in Dhaka being observed

The dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by BNP in the capital Dhaka rejecting the Dhaka City elections is being observed.  

The party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at a press conference at the Party's Nayapaltan office on Saturday night. 

He called upon the city dwellers to observe the hartal peacefully.

At the briefing, the BNP leader has raised various irregularities in voting of Dhaka North and South City polls. 

Meanwhile, Awami League mayoral candidates were unofficially declared elected in the elections to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).