Two activists who sustained bullet injuries are undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hosptial (CMCH)
Two activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) sustained bullet injuries during a clash with police in the port city centring a rally on Monday afternoon.
The injured are undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hosptial (CMCH), said Alauddin Talukdar, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the hospital police outpost. However, the identity of the injured could not be known immediately.
Eyewitness said leaders and activists of the city unit of the BNP organised a rally in front of the Nasiman Bhaban office around 3:30 pm on Monday as part of a nationwide programme called by the party.
At one stage, some of them started hurdling bricks and stones at police personnel from the gathering and locked into a clash with them.
Later, police charged batons on them. There was a chase and counter chase between the activists and police members and some cocktails were blasted during the clash.
On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control, sources added.
In the meantime, a police team led by Deputy Commissioner (South) of CMP Mehedi Hasan started a drive at the BNP office after the clash.
Chattogram City BNP leader Shahed Iqbal claimed that police carried out a sudden attack on their leaders and activists and foiled their rally.
At least eight of their activists sustained bullet injuries during the attack and 12 others were arrested from the spot, he claimed.
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