<span style="color: #222222;">In Bangladesh, a 48-hour road, rail and waterways blockade called by the opposition is underway today. The blockade is enforced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jamaat and like-minded other parties to mount pressure on the government to step down and hold the next election under a non-partisan administration. The blockade started at 6 am today and will end at 6 am on Friday.</span> <br />''<br />''The number of vehicles on the street today in Dhaka is although, more compared to the two previous blockades. Office-goers, students and other commuters were seen going to their destinations.<br />''<br />''Miscreants set a bus on fire in the capital's Malibagh area last night. Stray incidents of violence and torching of vehicles occurred in other parts of the country too.<br />'' <br />''The fresh agitation was announced on the last day of the opposition's 48-hour nationwide blockade which has been marked by widespread incidents of violence, including clashes with police and torching and vandalising vehicles. The persistent anti-government political programmes enforced by the opposition have cast a shadow over day to day life of people. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Heavy presence of law enforcement agencies were seen patrolling on roads and important public buildings. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members are patrolling various roads and highways to keep the industrial environment normal. A total of 228 platoons of  BGB have been deployed across the country to help law enforcers, said PRO, BGB. </span><br />