The BNP and like-minded parties have announced countrywide blockade on December 24 and a series of mass campaign to drum up support for their ‘non-cooperation movement’ and boycotting the national election.

The opposition parties will conduct mass campaign on December 21, 22 and 23 for boycotting the ‘lopsided’ election slated for January 7 and gain public support for the non-cooperation movement.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the fresh programmes at a virtual press briefing on Wednesday.

Earlier, BNP announced a “non-cooperation movement” against the government starting today.

The blockade will begin at 6am on Sunday and end at 6pm the same day.

It will be the 11th round of the blockade programme of the opposition parties since October 31.

In another virtual press briefing, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that their party’s acting chief Tarique Rahman has announced the non-cooperation movement.

Rizvi said BNP is urging people from all walks of life and the administration not to cooperate with the government from today.

He also said that BNP is urging people not to pay taxes from now on.

Rizvi said BNP is calling upon the countrymen to consider whether depositing their money in banks is secure or not.

BNP has also asked its leaders and activists not to appear before court in “false” cases.