Amid a huge deployment of law enforcers to 'maintain law and order', opposition parties plan to bring the country to a standstill during the six-hour demonstration starting at 9:00am.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) sources said around 10,000 law enforcers, comprising riot police and paramilitary BDR, will be alert on streets in the capital to prevent the opposition from destructive acts.

While opposition coalition's co-ordinator Abdul Jalil yesterday said they will hold demonstrations in a peaceful way. He, however, warned that if the government lets loose police and party cadres to foil the programme, the opposition will be compelled to announce more vigorous programmes like hartal.

Opposition sources said they will put up barricades at different important points of the capital including bus terminals, train stations and launch terminals. Senior leaders of the opposition coalition will be present at the spots.

The city points for demonstrations are Gabtoli bus stand, Azampur bus stand in Uttara, Jatrabari crossing, Sadarghat lunch terminal, Kamalapur railway station, Sayedabad bus terminal, Postogola Alam market, Babubazar bridge over the Buriganga River, Moghbazar rail gate, Malibagh shopping centre, Motijheel Shapla Chattar, New Market, Dhanmondi (Road 27), Mirpur 10 roundabout, Mohakhali, Sutrapur, Doyaganj truck stand, Farmgate and Chawkbazar in Lalbagh.

Besides, leaders and activists of the opposition parties will gather at different entry points to the capital at Kachpur, Abdullahpur, Savar and Tongi.

In divisional headquarters and district towns, the opposition will block the motorways, railways and waterways during the demonstration hours.

Sources said leaders and activists of the opposition coalition will be posted at Chittagong, Sylhet, Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Ishwardi, and Akhaura railway stations to halt the movement of trains.

Upazila units of the opposition parties will cut off communications with the district headquarters while the district units will try to snap links between the capital and the divisional headquarters.

District unit activists of the opposition will gather on the roads and highways near district bus terminals to stop road communications, opposition leaders said.

Leader of the Opposition also AL President Sheikh Hasina had announced the programme ending a 36-hour countrywide hartal on June 14. Earlier, the opposition camp had observed programmes to besiege the capital and the EC Secretariat, demanding reforms in the caretaker government and electoral systems as well as ouster of the CEC and two controversially appointed election commissioners.

Leaders of the 14-party coalition held a series of meetings in the last few days with different organisations of transport owners and workers seeking their support for today's blockade.

The 14-party line up held a preparatory meeting yesterday at the Gono Forum office in the capital.

Organising Secretary of Gono Forum Central Committee Mostafa Mohsin Montu presided over the meeting, which was addressed among others by Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, general secretary of Dhaka city Awami League also co-ordinator of the city unit of 14-party coalition, and Workers Party leader Mostafa Alamgir Ratan.