Staff Reporter :
BNP men on Tuesday attacked law enforcers, vandalised a prison van and broke two rifles of police men, near the High Court area in the capital, police said.
Earlier police detained two BNP activists from a gathering near the High Court Mazargate waiting to join the procession with the party Chief Khaleda Zia’s motorcade as she was returning from court appearing in the old city.
The party men reportedly attacked police at the spot and snatched two of their party’s activists, vandalized a prison van creating volatility in the area.
But the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Ramna Division Nabid Kamal denied the snatching of BNP party men from prison van. He said, “BNP activists attacked and vandalised the prison van but no detainees were in the van.”
Witnesses and the police said, the law enforcers detained two BNP activists after around 300 party leaders and activists gathered near the High Court Mazar gate area and staged demonstration as the party chairperson was on her way back from the court to her Gulshan residence by this route at around 3:30 pm.
“The party men suddenly attacked police without any reason when Khaleda Zia’s motorcade was passing with precisionists,” said Maruf Hossain Sarder, Deputy Commissioner (Ramna division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Police said BNP men started throwing bricks bats and stone towards police. in which an Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police of Ramna Division was injured along with some other cops on the spot.
Rifles and Helmets of several police men were damaged in the incident.
Maruf Hossain Sarder, DC of DMP Ramna Division said, police always maintain law and order with patience during the passage of BNP Chief Khaleda Zia’s motorcade to and from the court.
“The police also kept patience in today’s event, but party activists suddenly staged attack on law enforcers causing panic.” he said.
