Police recovered 9 petrol bombs from a bag at BNP workplace at Grand Resort intersection in Rangpur. It’s believed that there’s pre-planning of sabotage amongst native activists.
On Sunday (October 29) round one o’clock, they had been recovered from the alley of the BNP workplace on the Grand Resort intersection of the town. It has been knowledgeable that the police will file a case beneath the Explosives Act topic to investigation.
Earlier, at round 10:15 within the morning, the Metropolitan BNP convenor Shamsuzzaman Samu and Member Secretary Advocate Mahfuz Un-Nabi Don and District Volunteers’ Joint Convener Fazle Rabbi Babu had been detained by the police.
From Saturday evening to Sunday morning, 14 extra leaders and activists had been arrested in raids in several components of the town. Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Crime) Abu Maruf Hossain confirmed that every one of them have been accused of making an attempt to commit violence together with sabotage.
Confirming the restoration of petrol bombs, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Mahanagar Kotwali police station Mahfuzar Rahman mentioned, ‘Somebody could have saved these petrol bombs across the BNP workplace to create sabotage. The police recovered it. Nevertheless, authorized motion might be taken after investigating who has positioned these petrol bombs.’
In the meantime, the morning-evening hartal is occurring loosely in Rangpur like the remainder of the nation on the decision of BNP-Jamaat. Though there was not a lot affect in the beginning of the day, later within the day, protests, scattered picketing and chases occurred in varied locations of the district together with Rangpur metropolis. Site visitors motion is regular apart from long-distance buses throughout the strike. To date, the police have confirmed the arrest of 17 leaders and activists, together with the convenor and member secretary of the BNP.
Awami League leaders and activists additionally clashed with hartal supporters in Badarganj of the district. At the moment, two events chased one another. On this incident, stress unfold in Mita Cinema Corridor space. Later the police introduced the state of affairs beneath management by baton charging.
Within the afternoon, Rangpur District and Metropolitan Awami League organized a peace rally in opposition to the strike. Earlier than the beginning of the rally, the leaders and employees of the federal government get together organized a protest march within the metropolis.
