List of hartals in Bangladesh
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This is a list of hartals (labour strikes or collective actions) occurring in Bangladesh (including East Pakistan).
List
| Date (ymd) | Total days | Hartal called by | Reason | Casualties and damage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 – 1971 | 15[1] | then East Pakistan | |||
| 1972 – 1975 | 5[1] | ||||
| 1981 – 1987 | 59[1] | ||||
| 1991 – 1996 | 266[1] | Awami League, called for hartal of unknown number of days | |||
| 1996 – 2001 | 215[1] | BNP, called for 59-day hartal[2] | |||
| 2001 – 2007 | Unknown | Bangladesh Awami League, called for 173-day hartal[3] | |||
| 2008 – 2009 | Unknown | BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Workers party, Awami League, called for 15-day hartal[3] | |||
| 2010 – 2013 April | Unknown | Awami League, called for 17-day hartal[3] | |||
| 2010-11-30 | 1 (all day)[4] | BNP | Opposing Khaleda Zia's eviction after 30-year-long stay in military house | 1193rd hartal in the history of Bangladesh | |
| 2013-04-02 | 1 (all day)[5] | Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir | opposed to sending Delwar Hossain Sayeedi on police remand for questioning. | ||
| 2013-04-09 | 1 (all day)[6] | BNP | protesting against courts sending its top 17 leaders to jail. | ||
| 2013-04-10 | 1 (all day)[6] | BNP | protesting against courts sending its top 17 leaders to jail. | ||
| 2013-04-11 | 1 (all day)[7] | Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir | to press for the release of Shibir President Delwar Hussen. | 1 person killed in khulna[8] | |
| 2013-04-23 | 1 (all day)[9] | BNP | demands for release of top leaders. | 10 people injured;[10] 5 buses torched on night before hartal. | |
| 2013-04-24 | 1 (all day)[11] | BNP | demands for release of top leaders. | ||
| 2013-11-26 to 28 | 3 | BNP | |||
| 2023-11-15 | 3 | BNP[12] | to press for neutral polls. | ||
| 2023-11-19 | 2 | Labour Party[13] | |||
| 2023-11-22 | 2 | BNP[14] | protesting the unveiling of the polls schedule by the Election Commission. | ||
| 2023-12-19 | 1 | BNP[15] |