AL-BNP clash leaves 50 injured in Keraniganj

At least 50 people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP activists in Zinzira area of Keraniganj in Dhaka on Friday (May 26).

The incident took place around 11:00am.

Sources said that BNP Dhaka district unit general secretary Nipun Roy who was among the injured ones was rushed to Dhaka for treatment.

BNP sources said the party was supposed to hold a rally in front of the Zinzira BNP office around 11 am. A procession of Juba Dal was going from Zinzira Chatgaon area to the rally venue. At one stage, AL and BNP activists began to throw brick chips on each other leaving 50 people injured.

Dhaka district additional police superintendent Aminul Islam said police, on hearing the news, rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.