BNP-police clash in Gazipur: 15 arrested, 54 sued
Police have filed a case against 54 people in connection with a clash with BNP men in Gazipur yesterday (October 10, 2022).
During the clash yesterday 15 BNP men were arrested from the spot. Gazipur Metropolitan Police Sadar Police Station Sub-inspector Al-Amin filed the case last night (October 10, 2022), reports our local correspondent.
Confirming the development, Officer-in-Charge Ziaul Islam of the same police station said BNP central executive committee's assistant health affairs secretary SM Rafiqul Islam Bachchu, Gazipur BNP President AKM Fazlul Haque Milon, General Secretary Shah Reazul Hannan and former general secretary Kazi Sayedul Alam Babul, among others, have been made accused in the case.
The accused have been charged with attacking police, obstructing government work and causing public suffering. The arrestees were sent to court this afternoon (October 11, 2022) seeking a five-day remand.
According to the case statement, BNP and its associate bodies' leaders and activists, led by Fazlul Haque Milon and Shah Reazul Hannan, blocked Rajbari Road in front of the BNP office without permission yesterday afternoon. Gazipur Metropolitan Police went to the spot and requested them to move away from the road. They did not listen gathered on the road.
At one stage, the BNP men attacked police with brickbats while police in retaliation fired several rounds of teargas shells and shotgun bullets to control the situation.
SI Utpal, constables Kamrul Islam, Monir Hossain and Sabbir Hossain were injured in the incident.
BNP General Secretary Hannan said, "We have informed the police beforehand about the rally. But when we tried to take out a peaceful procession but police stopped us and snatched our banners and tore them."
"At one stage, the police charged batons on the leaders and activists and later fired teargas shells and several rounds of shotgun bullets at us," he added.
At least 20 people, including four policemen, were injured during the clash yesterday