Dhaka Bureau: 3 central leaders of BNP have been arrested in Nayapaltan clash with police. They were arrested on Wednesday (December 7) afternoon. They are BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, BNP Publicity Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anyi and Khaleda Zia’s Special Assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas.
However, the BNP demanded the arrest of hundreds of leaders and activists.
On the occasion of December 10 public meeting, BNP leaders and workers started gathering in Nayapaltan from Wednesday morning. At one point, the gathering became so large that one side of the road was about to be blocked.
On the other hand, law and order forces have strengthened security in the BNP central office and its surrounding areas since morning. As the day wore on, more police were deployed in the area.
