211 BNP men sued over clashes with police in Bogura

A total of 211 BNP men including district President Rezaul Karim Badsha and General Secretary Ali Asgar Talukder Hena were implicated in four cases filed on charges of clashes with law enforcers, vandalism and arson in the district on Tuesday.

Of them, three cases were filed at Sadar police station and the rest at Dupchanchia police station.

Meanwhile, police have arrested five BNP men including Hena and former Convenor of district Swechasebak Dal ABM Majedur Rahman Jewel and sent them to jail through court on Wednesday.

Snigdh Akhtar, additional superintendent of district police, confirmed the news of arrests, saying that 189 identified BNP men were sued in three cases bringing the allegations of attacks on police outposts, attacks on police and clashes with law enforcers at Sadar upazila on Tuesday.

Some others were made unidentified accused in the cases, she said.

Also, 22 identified BNP men were also sued in a case filed with Dupchanchia police station on account of torching a bus.

Three have already been arrested in the case.

On the other hand, district BNP condemned the cases and demanded immediate release of the arrested ones.

At least 50 BNP men were injured in clashes with police during their anti-government road march in Bogura on Tuesday.