Police-BNP Clash Leaves 50 injured Including Jurnos

At least 50 people, including two journalists, were injured in a clash between police and BNP men during the party's human chain programme in Sayestanagar of Habiganj upazila on Sunday (December 10).

The clash took place around 12:30pm Sunday where many people were allegedly shot.

Habiganj sadar police station Officer-in-charge Ajay Chandra Dev said he and six other police officers were injured when BNP activists attacked them.

"Police arrested one person. He is being interrogated. At present the situation is calm," he added.

Kamal Uddin Selim, joint convener of district unit BNP, said the party leaders and activists and its associate bodies were holding a human chain programme in front of the BNP office this morning.

"The clash broke out when the police attacked us as we were wrapping up our programme," he added.