Cops foil BNP torch procession in Ctg

Police on Wednesday foiled a torch procession of main opposition BNP in Chittagong.

The law enforcers charged baton and lobbed teargas shells to disperse the opposition activists when they tried to bring out the procession near Kazir Dewry intersection around 7:30pm.

Police picked up two BNP activists in the area and confined other leaders and activists to its Nasiman Bhaban office.

Chittagong city units of BNP and Jubo Dal jointly planned the programme to press home their demands for withdrawal of all cases against BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.