BNP-police clash: Salam, Nipun among 424 sued

A total of 424 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have been sued in a case filed over the clash with police in the capital’s Dholaikhal intersection. 

The party’s Organizing Secretary Abdus Salam Azad and Central Executive Committee member Nipun Roy Chowdhury are among the accused in the case.

Of the accused, five including Azad were arrested by police but Nipun and 18 others are absconding.

Nasir Uddin Hawlader, Sub Inspector of Sutrapur Police Station, filed the case against 24 named and 300-400 unnamed BNP leaders and activists on Sunday.

Moynul Islam, Officer-in-charge of the police station, confirmed the matter to Jago News.  

On Saturday, the leaders and activists of BNP locked into a clash with police at Dholaikhal intersection after they started their sit-in programme there.

Police fired tear gas at the BNP men to foil their programme. In reply, the party activists hurled brick-chips to the law enforcers. 

Later, police detained Gayeshwar Chandra Roy from there around 12pm and later released him.