Dhaka: The eight-hour countrywide hartal enforced by the Jamaat-e-Islami protesting what it called the ‘planned killing’ of its leader Mir Quasem Ali for war crimes is being enforced without almost any impact on the people’s routine life.

The shutdown began at about 6:00am and will end at about 2:00pm.

In Dhaka, traffic remained as usual on the streets.

Office-goers and other commuters were seen heading towards their workplaces and destinations facing no troubles.

Additional policemen remained deployed in various points to avert any untoward situation.

The strike also got almost no response in other divisions.

Train communications were normal.

In a statement, Jamaat acting Secretary General Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced the shutdown after the execution of Mir Quasem Ali on Saturday night.

Ambulances, vehicles of press and those on fire service, hospital and other emergency services will be out of the purview of the shutdown, said the statement.

Mir Quasem Ali, believed to be the main financer of anti-liberation party Jamaat-e-Islami, was hanged on Saturday night for the atrocious crimes he had committed against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 to prevent Bangladesh’s independence.