Police attacked Jamaat-e-Islami's countrywide programmes without any provocation, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam said yesterday, strongly condemning injuries and arrests of Jamaat men.
In a statement, he also demanded immediate release of the arrested Jamaat leaders and activists and called for immediate treatment of the injured.
Over 450 people including around 100 policemen, were injured as Jamaat-Shibir men fought pitched battles with law enforcers across the country including Dhaka in the last two days.
"Monday's attack was part of government's plan to prolong its rule without election. But the united movement of people against the autocratic government will be stronger after such inhuman attack," he said.
The government is using police force as its cadres to suppress the opposition parties, Fakhrul said.
The clashes sparked as Jamaat-Shibir men took to the streets as part of their weeklong protest programme across the country demanding immediate release of their leaders, including the nine arrested on war crimes charges.