Dhaka: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam has called a daylong hartal from Wednesday morning as the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 set the same day for delivering its verdict in war crimes case against Jammat secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid.

A press release of the party confirmed the hartal on Tuesday afternoon.

A day long hartal called by Jamaat and Ganojagaron Mancha is already underway on Tuesday.

Earlier, Jamaat called another hartal on Monday after the ICT-1 set Tuesday to deliver its verdict against former Jamaat leader Ghulam Azam.

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