Local BNP called for dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kishoreganj’s Pakundia upazila for Sunday, protesting the attack on BNP leader.
Advocate Jalal Uddin, president of Pakundia upazila unit of BNP and also mayor of Pakundia municipality announced the hartal on Saturday evening.
Earlier, some unidentified miscreants indiscriminately chopped down Kamal Uddin, 45, general secretary of Pakundia upazila BNP also UP chairman of Charforadi union around 10pm on Friday, leaving him critically injured.
Hedayatul Islam Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge of Pakundia police station admitted about the incident of the attack.