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AL, BNP offices vandalised in Ctg

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Motorcycles were vandalised allegedly by the ruling party men at BNP office in Chattogram’s Lalkhanbazar area on Wednesday. NN photo

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BNP alleged that the leaders and activists of Chhatra League and Jubo League vandalised the local BNP office in Chattogram without any provocation on Wednesday.
Witnesses said that when BNP was marching with their scheduled road march procession in the afternoon they allegedly hurled brickbats at the election office of Awami League leader Mohiudding Bachhu. Following such an incident, they carried out a counter-attack on the BNP office.

“We did not carry out any vandalism. The leaders and activists of Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League attacked our office without any provocation,” BNP Chattogram City Convener Dr Shahadat Hossain told the media.

Meanwhile, members of ruling Awami League (AL) alleged that leaders and activists of BNP and its affiliated organisations attacked the temporary election office of AL candidate Mohiuddin Bachchu in Chattogram-10 by-election yesterday while they were returning from a march held in demand of a non-partisan interim government.
According to sources, the attack on the election office of AL took place at Wasa intersection of the city on Wednesday around 5:30pm. Half an hour later, the leaders of Chhatra League and Jubo League marched and vandalised the BNP office and set fire to the banners in the office premises. Motorcycles kept outside the office were also vandalised.
Police arrived soon after the incident and removed Awami League activists from there.

“The atmosphere was calm from noon to afternoon. At the very end of BNP’s programme, an election campaign of Awami League was attacked. Later, when some youths gathered at Nasimon Bhaban of the BNP, the police controlled them,” said Kotwali Police Station OC Jahidul Kabir.
Awami League nominated candidate Mohiuddin Bachhu said, “We were sitting at our camp with our leaders and workers in the afternoon. When BNP was returning from their march procession, they attacked the election camp.”

Idris Ali, former office secretary of the Chattogram city unit of BNP, told media, “Chhatra League and Jubo League leaders vandalised the BNP office in the presence of the police. However, BNP leaders and activists were not in the office at that time.”

On the other hand, former general secretary of Chattogram Metropolitan Chhatra League Nurul Azim Roni said, “The by-election of Chattogram-10 constituency will take place on 30 July. At the end of BNP’s march, activists of the party attacked and vandalised the Awami League candidate’s election camp.

“Besides, they threw bricks at the activists from the flyover while returning by bus and truck. At least five people, including our women workers, were injured in the attack.”
Earlier on 3:40pm Wednesday, BNP started a march from the front of the BNP office on Nur Ahmad Road in Kazir Deuri. The procession ended at the city’s Dewanhat at 5pm after passing through the city’s New Market, Kadmatoli. BNP standing committee member and former minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury led the march.