বুধবার, ১৮ জুন ২০২৫, ১১:৫১ পূর্বাহ্ন
A local BNP leader died, and several others sustained injuries, in a clash between police and party activists in Panchagarh on Saturday.
The party leaders identified the deceased as Abdur Rashid Arfin, 51, former joint convener of Moynadighi union under Boda upazila’s BNP unit.
The incident took place around 2:30pm, after BNP activists brought out a procession on the Panchagarh-Dhaka highway in front of the Panchagarh district BNP office.
The rally was part of a mass procession at the district and metropolitan levels to press home the party’s 10-point demand, including the release of party leaders.
BNP leaders and workers threw brickbats and stones at the police, forcing them to fire rubber bullets and tear gas at the protesters. The clash lasted for an hour and a half, according to witnesses.
Abdur Rashid Arefin sustained injuries from rubber bullets and police beating, said District Lawyers Association Organising Secretary Habib Al Amin Ferdous.
Meanwhile, local BNP leaders and activists claimed that police opened fire on their procession, leaving Abdur Rashid shot.
However, neither the hospital authorities nor the administration confirmed the death of Abdur Rashid.
