Leaders and activists of BNP have locked into clashes with police at Naya Paltan area in Dhaka on Wednesday.
The clash began around 3:00pm and chase, counter-chase took place. The clash continued until filling this report around 3:30pm.
BNP leaders and activists started gathering in front of the Naya Paltan office since Wednesday morning. As crowd got bigger, nearly blocking one side of the road, police tried to clear the area, trigging a clash.
Chase and counter-chase took place. At one point, police fired tear gas canisters to disperse BNP men.
BNP men were demonstrating in front of the party office, torching tyre on the road.
Besides, police were seen picking up an injured BNP man after handcuffing him.