A 48-hour blockade of roads, railways and waterways is underway across the country, enforced by opposition parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The blockade started at 6:00 am on Wednesday and will end at 6:00 am on Friday.
Along with BNP, other alliances and political parties including Republic Forum, 12-Party Alliance and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) also simultaneously announced blockade programmes.