BNP and 18 party alliance has called nation wide strike for 36 hours on 27/03/2013 and 28/03/2013.
At the first day of the strike the leading opposition party BNP and 18 party alliance including Bangladesh Jamate Islami has broght procession in support of the strike in different important parts of the capital city. All private shops, markets were closed. Very few shops were open beside some narrow roads. Very few public transport was available at the city and almost no private cars or transport were seen at the capital. Lots of rickshaw, auto rickshaw, and some CNG auto rickshaw were seen in numbers everywhere in the capital city, even in VIP roads. there was no traffic jam. Although police and rab are there in numbers present all over the city, regular business in the capital was not present and not even close. The Government party claimed just opposite and said there was no effect of the strike.
The Government party also brought procession against the strike.
There were some coctail explosions in different parts of the city as well as attack on transports by supporters of the strike.
Police, Rab in different parts of the capital made gun shots in processions of the opposite party.
Funny thing (to me) is that Government party claims that there is no effect of strike in regular business, transportation and activities and at the same time they also say that every strike causes huge economic losses. I don't understand that if there is no effect and everything is normal and every people rejected the strike then how such loss could occur?