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Hartal called for tomorrow 2-month agitation declared

Staff Correspondent
The 14-party opposition combine has declared a countrywide dawn to dusk hartal tomorrow and demonstrations across the country today protesting the alliance government's attempts to "foil the grand rally through planned obstacles, harassments, arrests and tortures".
The opposition combine also declared two month-long agitation ®he ^tar
programmes including blockade, siege on deputy commissioners' (DC) offices, demonstrations, long marches and sit-in programmes across the country to press home their demands that include reforms in the caretaker government and election commission for a free, fair and neutral election.
They warned of indefinite hartals, blockades and other tougher programmes if the BNP-Jamaat alliance government does not meet their demands and tries to continue their misrules.
They will stage demonstrations in the capital and every district on November 30, demanding reduction of price of essentials, stoppage of toll collection from transportations, launching of rationing system for the poor and middle class people, food and works for the people of monga-affected northern region and waterlogged south-west areas of the country.
On December 9 and 22, the opposition alliance will hold rallies in Khulna and Rajshahi divisional headquarters and different upazilas under the divisions.
They will lay siege on the DC offices across the country on December 11 demanding stoppage of the militants' activities, and stern action against ministers, MPs, leaders and officials sheltering the extremists and militants, rooting out of the camps of Jamaat-Shibir and militants, stoppage
of national and international financial support to militants and ban on publicity of their political activities.
The opposition combine will lay siege on the DC offices again on December 27 demanding price reduction and availability of agriculture-related materials including electricity, fertiliser, seeds, diesel and kerosene, and ensuring fair price of rice and other agricultural products.
The combine will hold processions and rallies and stage demonstrations in the districts on January 5 demanding impartial investigations into and punishment of the culprits behind grenade attacks including that on an Awami League rally on 21 August in 2004, countrywide serial blasts on August 17 this year, attack on the British high commissioner, and killings of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, AL lawmaker Ahsanullah Master, and others including judges and journalists.
They will hold a long march towards the capital on January 22 demanding reforms in the caretaker government and Election Commission, and a free, fair and neutral election.
The opposition combine will also hold sit-in programmes across the country demanding resignation of the BNP-Jamaat alliance government that they termed as "autocratic, corrupt, and militants' patroniser".