Left Democratic Alliance’s half-day hartal underway

A half-day hartal called by the Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) is underway on Thursday.

The alliance has called the hartal protesting the price hike of daily essentials, fuel and fertiliser as well as transport fares.

The country-wide hartal started at 6am and will continue till 12pm.

Despite hartal, the vehicular movement is normal in the capital.

Some processions were held led by Coordinator of the alliance and General Secretary of Bangladesher Communist Party Ruhin Hossain Price and CPB President Shah Alam in Paltan, Gulistan, Baitul Mukarram and Zero Point.

Ruhin Hasan Prince said, the hartal is being observed across the country. Police are obstructing people to observe the hartal.

However, a large number of police members were deployed in different parts of the capital to control any untoward situation.