Police sues 46 BNP leaders including Gayeshar Roy

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A case has been filed against 46 leaders and activists of BNP, including its Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, over a clash with police in Dhaka on Tuesday.

BNP Publicity Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anny, party Chairperson’s advisor Abul Khair Bhuiyan, central leader Mir Sarfat Ali Sopu, and Jubo Dal President Sultan Salauddin Tuku are among the accused.

Some 400 to 500 other unknown people were also made accused in the lawsuit filed with New Market Police Station in the capital. 

Officer in-Charge of the police station Md Shafiqul Gani Sabu told the media on Wednesday that police lodged the case over attack on police, and vandalism by BNP men from a road march of the party in Science Lab area on Tuesday.

Earlier today, police filed a case against 52 BNP leaders and activists, including its Executive Committee member Sheikh Rabiul Alam, with Dhanmondi Police Station in this connection.

Witnesses said the clash ensued when the march programme of BNP reached in front of Dhaka City College.

Earlier around 2 pm on Tuesday, BNP's Dhaka South City unit started the road march in front of Bangladesh Medical College of Dhanmondi.

It was supposed to end at in front of Kataban Mosque through Satmasjid Road, Rifles Square, Dhaka City College, Science Lab and Bata Signal but was foiled in front of Dhaka City College.

Police said the BNP leaders and activists vandalized several BRTC buses and police box at Dhanmondi Road No. 3 crossing.

The party, however, held the programme protesting the sub-ordinate courts and the government’s negligence to the order of the High Court, indiscriminately arrests in fictitious cases, filing of false cases, police harassment, commodity prices hike, load shedding and the government's corruption. - Special Correspondent