10 injured, 16 detained including police in clash with BNP in Jhalkathi

At least ten people, including six policemen, were injured in the clash between the police and the BNP in central Jhalkathi over the BNP's ten-point demand march program. At this time, 16 leaders and workers of BNP were arrested.

The incident took place in front of the district BNP office on Amtala road in Jhalkathi city at around 11:30 am on Saturday, said the OC of Sadar police station. Nasir Uddin government. Sadar Police Station OC Md. Nasir Uddin Sarkar has confirmed this.

It is known that as part of the central program, the district BNP started a march from the party office with ten-point demands. When the march advanced some distance, the police stopped it. At that time BNP leaders and activists clashed and chased each other with the police. Later, when the police resorted to lathicharge to bring the situation under control, the BNP activists also threw bricks and stones in response.

When the police lathi-charged to bring the situation under control, the leaders and workers of BNP also threw bricks and stones in return. OC Md. Nasir Uddin Sarkar said that at the last stage of BNP's program, the leaders and workers deliberately attacked the policemen by throwing bricks.

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At least six members of the district police, including a woman policeman, were injured. He also said that they were rescued and admitted to Jhalkathi Sadar Hospital. However, the health affairs secretary of the Central Committee, who participated as the chief guest in the program of BNP, denied the allegations of attack. Rafiqul Islam.

BNP has called for a nationwide march to protest against the unbridled increase in prices of daily necessities including gas, electricity, rice, pulses, oil, flour.

District BNP Member Secretary Advocate Shahadat Hossain said, we are taking a stand in front of the party office by carrying out a peaceful program. At this time Jubo League-Chatra League leaders and workers attacked. Eight to ten of our leaders and workers were injured by their brickbats. Jubo League-Chhatra League hurled bricks at the police. None of us got involved in the conflict.

District Jubo League convener Rezaul Karim Zakir said that BNP leaders and workers threw stones at police and Jubo League-Chatra League leaders and workers. Some people including the police were injured.