Staff Reporter :
Police have filed three cases against at least 400 leaders and activists of the BNP, including Chattogram South BNP’s Convener Abu Sufian and former minister Zafrul Islam Chowdhury over the clashes between the members of law enforcement and activists of BNP in Banskhali upazila of Chattogram.
Banskhali Thana Police filed the cases on Friday night, said Officer-in-Charge (OC ) of the thana Kamal Uddin.
In the cases, former president of Chattogram South district BNP and former minister Zafrul Islam Chowdhury, south district BNP convener Abu Sufian and its member-secretary Mostak Ahmed have been named among 66 people. About 400 unnamed leaders and activists of the BNP were also sued in the cases.
“Police have so far arrested six people in this connection,” the OC added.
According to OC, 66 people have been named after watching the video footage and three cases have been filed against another 300 to 400 people for assaulting police, obstruction to government work and human traffic and cocktail explosion.
Earlier on Friday afternoon, BNP took out a procession and lodged this clash in front of Kalipur Ezarul Hoque High School premises at Banskhali upazila.
Banshkhali upazila and municipality of BNP jointly organised the protest rally as part of their countrywide programme against the price hike of essential commodities, fuel and transport fares, unbearable load shedding and killing of their two leaders in Bhola.
