2,000 BNP leaders, activists sued

Around 2,000 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have been sued over the clash between police and BNP in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the capital.

Enamul Haque Mithu, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Motijheel Division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the matter to Jago News on Thursday noon. 

He said, police filed the case against 473 named BNP men and 1,500 unnamed with Paltan Model Police Station under the Attack on Police and Explosives Act.

BNP Chairperson’s Special Assistant Shimul Biswas, Dhaka city north Convener Aman Ullah Aman, Dhaka city south Convener Abdus Salam, Publication Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon and former Organizing Secretary Fazlul Haque Milon are among the accused. 

Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, a man was killed and 20 others were injured in the clash between police and BNP men in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office.

The deceased was identified as Makbul Hossain. BNP claimed that he was an activist of the party. 

Witnesses said BNP leaders and activists started gathering in front of the party office on Wednesday morning.

The clash ensued when police lobbed tear shells and rubber bullets to remove BNP men from there.

After the clash, police recovered explosives from the party office.