BNP activists
Over 500 sued over BNP men-police clash in Natore
Police filed a case against 516 people over the clash between BNP activists and police during BNP’s Monday’s rally demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release for her treatment abroad.
Natore Sadar Police Station SI Rafiqul Islam filed the case at noon against 516 people including 400 unidentified ones, said Abu Sadad, officer-in-charge of Natore Sadar Police Station.
Read: Journo among 20 hurt as BNP men, police clash in Natore
Police have so far arrested nine people in this connection, the OC added.
Meanwhile, the party office of BNP in Natore remained closed since Tuesday morning.
On Monday, BNP leaders and activists gathered in front of their party office at Alaipur around 10 am to hold a rally as part of their central program demanding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release for her treatment abroad.
Read: Wrong instructions to SSC candidates: Natore teacher suspended for 5 years
At one stage, police obstructed them, triggering a clash.
At least 20 people, including a journalist, were injured in the clash.
BNP men clash with police in city
BNP activists and police clashed with police in the capital's Nayapaltan area on Tuesday, leaving over 60 people, including six law enforcers, injured.
The clash took place around 11:30am when some BNP men brought out a procession towards Kakrail crossing after the end of a ‘peace rally' in front of their office.
As police tried to obstruct the procession, BNP activists locked in the clash by throwing brickbats towards police.
At one stage, police charged batons on the BNP men and fired teargas canisters at them.
Several hundred BNP leaders and activists gathered in front of BNP’s central office since morning to join the peace rally in protest against the recent communal violence in the country.
Read: AL behind’ communal violence, alleges BNP
Huge cops were deployed in the Nayapaltan area this morning.
BNP was scheduled to bring out a ‘peace rally’ towards the Jatiya Press Club from its Nayapaltan central office at 11am.
BNP activists clash with police at Chandrima Udyan
BNP activists clashed with police in front of Chandrima Udyan in the city on Tuesday while visiting Ziaur Rahman's grave after the formation of new city committees.
The clash broke out around 10:30 am when the newly-formed convening committees of BNP's Dhaka city north and south units went to place wreaths at the grave of the party's founder Ziaur Rahman.
Read:Public life at stake for mismanagement in vaccination drive: BNP
The new committees went to Chandrima Udyan to place wreaths at Zia's grave at 11 am on Tuesday.
Witnesses said some leaders and activists, including Aminul Haque, a member secretary of the BNP's Metropolitan North Committee and a former national team footballer, gathered at the park around 10:45 am. Then the police prevented them from going inside.
At that time, the police had an argument with Aminul Haque. At one stage, the police charged batons on them and fired teargas shells.
Aminul Hauqu, Convener of Dhaka Metropolitan north unit of BNP, said, "We've come here today to offer fateha at Ziaur Rahman's grave. But the police are not allowing us to stay there. At one point, police fired teargas shells and rubber bullets on us."
Jane Alam Munsi, officer-in-charge of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station, said, "The BNP activists were entering the field of Trade Fair which is they were not allowed to do. As there was an internal feud among BNP groups over forming the new convening committees, they started throwing brick chips on the police."
Read:BNP attributes Covid disaster to govt’s overreliance on bureaucrats
Later, police fired teargas shells and rubber bullets on them.
20 injured as BNP, cops clash in Chattogram
At least 20 people, including policemen, were injured in a clash between BNP activists and law enforcers at Kazir Deuri area of Chattogram city on Monday.
The clash broke out around 4pm and lasted for an hour.
BNP activists torched several vehicles near Nasiman Bhaban. Police fired several shots to control the situation.
Mohila Dal President Monowara Begum, BNP leader Akhi Sultana and 13 others were detained from the spot.
Also read: Hartal: 30 hurt during clash with cops in Narayanganj
BNP Office Secretary Idris Ali said BNP activists were preparing for a peaceful rally and accused police of obstructing them and firing at them as they tried to reach BNP office.
Fifteen BNP activists were injured in the firing and 50 others were wounded during police action, he claimed.
Govt lost ground beneath feet: Fakhrul
BNP on Monday alleged that the government has been obstructing the political programmes of the opposition parties out of fear of losing power since it has lost ground beneath its feet.
Govt took Covid as a means of business: BNP
BNP senior leader Selima Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government has taken coronavirus pandemic as a “means of business by creating opportunities for traders to plunder public money”.
This govt’s rule ‘outshines dictatorship’: Gayeshwar
“Democracy has ended up in Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian rule. Sheikh Hasina means now the Constitution and now she’s everything and everything is hers,” he said.
Speaking at a voluntary blood donation programme, the BNP leader said democracy means pluralism and multi-people and multi-opinions.
"In democracy, the words like ‘I’ and &ls
'BNP playing old game of arson attack even amid Covid-19'
When the whole country is worried about the Covid-19 situation, BNP has once again started its old game of launching arson attacks on buses and people.
Don’t get upset, work for change: Fakhrul
Urging his party colleagues not to get frustrated, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said their party leaders and activists must organise people to bring about a change and ‘restore’ democracy in the country.
BNP activists come under attack during campaign; 20 hurt
At least 20 BNP activists, including two councillor candidates, were injured in attacks allegedly by Awami League men in Dakkhinkhan and Shahjadpur areas of the city on Wednesday afternoon.