Hartal underway in Rajshahi, Chapai

DHAKA: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Chhatra Shibir, is progressing in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts Monday.

The examinations of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and Alim will remain out of the purview of the hartal.
Law enforcers were seen patrolling in different points of the Metropolitan city.

Shibir activists tried to set fire on tires in Shah Makhdum area, but police chased and dispersed them at 6:00am.

In Chapainawabganj, Shibir men set fire on tires on Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid and Chapainawabganj-Rajshahi highways and exploded few cocktails.

Chhatra Shibir called the hartal demanding trace of its city unit office secretary Anwarul Islam who was picked up by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 on April 4.