Ahead of the upcoming January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the primary opposition, has declared a 48-hour nationwide 'hartal' (general strike) set to begin on Saturday. The party is pressing for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "illegitimate government." br br #BNPHartal #BangladeshElections #OppositionProtest #PoliticalTensions #DemocracyConcerns #BNPBoycott #HartalAnnouncement #ElectionDispute #SheikhHasina #KhaledaZia #PoliticalUnrest #VoterRights #BNPActivism #AntiPollMovement #PublicSupport #ElectoralDemands #ProtestAction #PoliticalStandoff #NationalHartal #DemocracyChallenges br br ~PR.152~ED.