The first day of the BNP-Jamaat’s two-day blockade was marked by clashes with police, arson and vandalism of vehicles, and detention of opposition leaders across the country.
The Election Commission has written to the BNP and other registered political parties, inviting them to take part in talks that will be held on November 4, said sources.
At least 11 vehicles were torched, and chases and counter-chases took place between police and BNP men in Dhaka and some other districts yesterday -- the second day of the BNP-Jamaat’s three-day nationwide blockade.
BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas and Joint Secretary General Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal were arrested in the capital’s Shahjahanpur and Kathalbagan areas last night.
A clash between police and BNP men left two activists dead in Kishoreganj while a Jubo Dal leader fleeing police on a motorcycle died after crashing into a tree in Sylhet on the first day of BNP-Jamaat’s nationwide blockade yesterday.
Two BNP men were killed and over 40 people, including 15 police personnel, were injured in a clash between party men and police in Chhoysuti Bus Stand area in Kishoreganj’s Kuliarchar upazila this morning.
Three BNP activists were detained after a clash broke out between party men and police in Manikganj today, the first day of the three-day nationwide blockade called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami
As BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and a host of other opposition political parties enforce a nationwide three-day rail, road, and waterways blockade from today, the ruling Awami League, police and pro-government transport leaders have devised their own plans to counter it.
Multiple clashes between BNP men and police in various Sylhet city areas took place this morning in the midst of a nationwide hartal called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami
A police constable died of injuries suffered during today's clash between law enforcers and BNP activists in the capital's Fakirapool, said police
BNP has called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for tomorrow protesting "police action" on the party leaders and activists in Dhaka's Kakrail area
One or more ambulances of Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital were torched on the hospital premises this afternoon
Police forcefully cleared BNP men from the BNP rally venues at Nayapaltan around 3:00pm by firing sound grenade, tear shell and charging batons.
Police have so far filed 11 cases against BNP leaders and activists with different police stations over yesterday’s violence and clashes between law enforcers and party leaders and activists.
"You know their character. They are terrorists. You saw the arson violence even yesterday. They burnt a number of buses"
A man was killed and at least 40 were injured during a clash between BNP men and police in Bhola Sadar upazila this afternoon.