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• “On Monday morning, bicycle rickshaws, motorbikes and the occasional bus had the run of the road in the frenetic capital of Bangladesh as the opposition party called another hartal, or strike.”

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• “BNP has created issues for calling the hartal by manipulating the share prices and hoarding essential commodities," the Prime Minister told her cabinet, according to a local English newspaper the Read about rising food prices that have sparked riots and hoarding across the world.”

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• “State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku said the opposition called the hartal to hinder the trial process of war criminals.”

  The Daily Star

• “Thiruvananthapuram: The United Democratic Front (UDF) is heading for a major confrontation with the Left Democratic Front government over the SNC Lavalin corruption case, with the Opposition coalition planning to call a hartal on Thursday if the Cabinet approves the Advocate-General's legal opinion against giving permission to prosecute Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.”

  The Hindu - Front Page

• “We are planning to call a hartal as an extreme step to register our protest against the blatant misuse of political and administrative authority to subvert laws," a top UDF leader said.”

  The Hindu - Front Page

• “It's more important to dialogue with the government than calling a hartal on the streets of the capital," Khan told reporters after attending a discussion yesterday at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on budget presentation in parliament.”

  The New Nation

• “' What is the rationale behind using a deadly weapon such as hartal aimed at the Centre? '' he asked.”

  The Hindu - Front Page

• “Wall writings in support of the nationwide 'hartal' have appeared in extreme naxal-affected areas like Govindpalli, Korkonda etc.”

  The Hindu - Front Page

• “But the CPI (M) activists are busy moving around different areas of the district to create public support for the nationwide 'hartal'.”

  The Hindu - Front Page

• “The party activists seek public support for its nationwide 'hartal' tomorrow”

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