Dhaka, Sept 27 (bdnews24.com)—BNP has claimed that at least 15 of its leaders and activists have been injured in an attack by pro-government activists in Shariatpur while supporters were obstructed by police in Gazipur on their way to Tuesday's rally at Naya Paltan in Dhaka.
Shariatpur district BNP said its leaders and activists were obstructed at Chandipur of Naria Upazila around 8:30am Tuesday.
Former president of the district BNP committee Jamal Sharif Hiru told reporters that they had hired two passenger ferries to join the public meeting of the four-party alliance.
"Our leaders and activists started gathering at the launch terminal from morning when the leaders and activists of Chhatra League and Juba League swooped on them."
Hiru said the Awami League's student front Chhatra League and youth wing Juba League halted launch operations following the attack and later on, the BNP men started for Dhaka by bus.
BNP's central executive committee member Shafiqur Rahman Kiron said that they were admitted to Damuda and Bhedarganj upazila health complexes.
Refuting the allegations, Naria Upazila Chhatra League president Badal Chowkider told bdnews24.com: "Two rival BNP groups clashed but now they are putting the blame on Chhatra League."
Gazipur BNP alleged that police had obstructed the movement of the vehicles carrying its people.
District BNP president and former MP A K M Fazlul Haque told bdnews24.com that police blocked the Dhaka-bound vehicles carrying BNP people in different places of the district including Tongi and Chandana intersection between 2pm and 3pm.
A severe gridlock was created on Chandana intersection due to police search.
Gazipur district assistant superintendent of police (Sadar circle) Abdul Hossain who was on the spot told bdnews24.com that they had only checked the documents and fitness certificates of the vehicles there.
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