Police detained 12 BNP leaders and members including Charghat Upazila Chairman Abu Saeed Chand in Rajshahi.
Witnesses said, Charghat BNP organized a rally on the occasion of the party’s founding anniversary on Saturday afternoon. Police surrounded the venue of the meeting at Sulaya Eidgah Math and prevented the party activists to join the function that triggered an altercation between police officers and Abu Saeed, also the Upazila BNP President.
Police claimed, BNP activists charged on the law enforcers following which 12 activist of the party were detained.
Charghat Police OC Nazrul Islam said, “Police told the BNP activists to leave the area because the rally was organized without police clearance. They charged on the police instead.”
“The arrestees have other cases against them,” he added.