Friday, May 03, 2024
Law enforcement agencies detained more than 540 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami across the country during the daylong hartal on Sunday.
Over 100 others were injured in Dhaka and elsewhere while many cases were filed against the BNP-Jamaat supporters across the country.
In Bogura, 29 BNP supporters from Dupchanchia upazila and three from Adamdighi Upazila were detained and over 40 were injured in clashes.
In Sherpur, 51 BNP-Jamaat men were detained from different upazilas and over 400 people were accused in five cases involving Sunday's hartal and clashes with police.
In Chandpur, 13 BNP-Jamaat supporters were detained and 15 people were wounded in clashes with the law enforcement agencies.
In Joypurhat, 46 BNP activists were detained following clashes with police.
In Lalmonirhat, Awami League (AL) supporters allegedly ransacked BNP’s party office in the district town involving the death of an AL leader.
In Chuadanga district, 38 BNP-Jamaat leaders and activists were detained during the clashes.
In Sirajganj, over 146 BNP and Jamaat were rounded up from several upazilas of the district during picketing.
In Dinajpur, 40 BNP activists were detained when they clashed with the law enforcers.
In Feni, three BNP men were detained for vandalising vehicles and blocking roads. In Bhola, another three were detained.
In Jhalakathi, 18 BNP and Jamaat activists were detained during clashes with police and other security agencies.
In Jashore, over 150 BNP-Jamaat men were detained from several upazilas during hartal.
