BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade came under attack again at Fakirapool in Dhaka on Tuesday during her city election canvass for the party-backed mayoral candidate Tabith Awal.

Earlier on Monday, Khaleda Zia’s motorcade came under attack at Kawran Bazar in Dhaka during her city election canvass, but the immediate steps by her own security forces helped her escape injuries.

A group of people attacked the motorcade while BNP chief Khaleda was addressing to the traders of Kawran Bazar kitchen market in front of Bangladesh Rural Development Board office, popularly known as Palli Bhaban.

Witnesses said that a group of around 20 people, allegedly from Bangladesh Chhatra League and Jubo Leage activists were chanting Joy Bangla slogans behind Khaleda’s motorcade at about 6:00pm. Later, a group of them engaged in scuffles with BNP men while the BNP men tried to chase them away.

Within a minute, the group of attackers returned with a group of 50 to 60 people having wooden sticks and rods. They swooped on and vandalised several vehicles from Khaleda’s motorcade, mostly carrying Chairperson Security Force (CSF) officials. They also broke glasses of several vehicles with wooden sticks.

Protesting the attack, BNP on Monday called countrywide hartal for Wednesday and protests on Tuesday.

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed announced the hartal at a press briefing in Dhaka on Monday night.