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Metropolis Report-
After skirmishes between BNP and police during sit-in programs in Dhaka on Saturday, police detained BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, the party’s Dhaka North unit President Amanullah Aman, and several other leaders.
Around 11:30 on Saturday morning, fights started at Dholaikhal, Jatrabari, and Gabtoli.
In Dholaikhal, police allegedly charged BNP supporters while brandishing batons and throwing tear gas shells. Law enforcement officers then detained Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, a BNP standing committee member, and Abdus Salam Azad, the party’s organizing secretary.
Amanullah Aman, president of the BNP’s Dhaka Metropolitan North branch, was taken into custody by police in Gabtoli.
Police once requested that Aman and the BNP guys leave the area. A fight between the opposition demonstrators and the police started as Aman declined.
Aman briefly collapsed in front of Nabil Paribahan on Mazar Road, but officers picked him up and placed him in a police van. Five further BNP activists were also detained there.
When law enforcement began coming at them with batons and firing tear gas shells, BNP activists claimed that the police were the ones who initiated the fights.
As a result of his injuries, Gayeshwar sought refuge in a store. Later, a police car was used to remove him.
“Gayeshwar Chandra Roy was leading a parade in the Dholaikhal area in an attempt to stir up unrest. He was detained for this reason, according to Detective Branch Joint Commissioner Khandkar Nurunnabi of the DMP.
