500 BNP men including Gayeshwar sued over clash with police

A case has been filed against 46 leaders and activists of BNP, including its standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, over a clash with police in Dhaka on Tuesday.

BNP's publicity secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anny, the party chairperson's advisor Abul Khair Bhuiyan, central leader Mir Sarfat Ali Sopu, and Jubo Dal president Sultan Salauddin Tuku are among the accused.

Some 400 to 500 other unknown people were also made accused in the lawsuit filed with New Market Police Station in the capital. 

Officer in-charge of the police station Md Shafiqul Gani Sabu told Jago News on Wednesday that police lodged the case over the attack on police, and vandalism by BNP men from a road march of the party in Science Lab area on Tuesday.

Earlier today, police filed a case against 52 BNP leaders and activists, including its executive committee member Sheikh Rabiul Alam, with Dhanmondi Police Station in this connection.

Witnesses said the clash ensued when the march program of BNP reached in front of Dhaka City College.

Earlier around 2 pm yesterday, BNP's Dhaka South City unit started the road march in front of Bangladesh Medical College, Dhanmondi.

It was supposed to end at in front of Kataban Mosque through Satmasjid Road, Rifles Square, Dhaka City College, Science Lab and Bata Signal but was foiled in front of Dhaka City College.

Police said the BNP leaders and leaders vandalized several BRTC buses and police box at Dhanmondi Road No. 3 crossing.

The party, however, held the program protesting the sub-ordinate courts and the government's negligence to the order of the High Court, indiscriminately arrests in fictitious cases, filing of false cases, police harassment, commodity prices hike, load shedding and the government's corruption.

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