Bangladesh Police baton charges, foils JCD protest rally
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNI) The rally that the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of de facto opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP), organised on Sunday protesting at the custodial death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed and the decision to revoke the gallantry award of former president Ziaur Rahman was foiled.
The rally was set to be organised in front of the National Press Club in the capital. But the rally was foiled even before it started as a clash broke out between police and the JCD and BNP men.
The JCD leaders and activists started gathering in front of the press club around 10:00am to attend the programme following an announcement made earlier. Around 11:00am when some leaders and activists tried to get out of the press club they were stopped by the police.
Sunday, 28 Feb 2021 04:56 PM MYT
Students and activists attend a torch procession as they protest over the death of a Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed in prison, after his arrest under the digital security act, in Dhaka February 26, 2021. Reuters pic
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DHAKA, Feb 28 Dozens were injured today as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at opposition activists to prevent new protests over the death of a writer in jail, police and a party official said.
Live footage from local television station Channel 24 showed a road and footpath in front of the National Press Club a favourite protest site in the capital Dhaka turning into a battleground as police beat protesters with batons to disperse them.
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BNP spokesman Rizvi Ahmed said nearly 30 student leaders of the party including a senior leader were wounded in the clashes
Dozens received injuries on Sunday as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters who rallied over the death of a writer in jail.
At a road and a footpath opposite the National Press Club, police dispersed protesters by beating them with batons, television footage live from Channel 24 showed.
Clashes between police and demonstrators from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) began when police responded to stone hurling by firing rubber bullets and tear gas , Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka police Sazzadur Rahman told news agency AFP.
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