A local BNP activist was killed and 50 others were injured in a clash with police during the party’s demonstration against the ongoing power cut and mismanagement in the power sector at Kalinath Roy Bazar in Sadar upazila of Bhola district on Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim, an activist of BNP.

The leaders and activists of BNP marching without permission and police obstructed them when they tried to stage demonstrations, said Bhola model police station officer-in-charge (OC), Arman Hossain.

“So far eight people arrested in this connection,” he added. 

On July 26, BNP decided to stage demonstrations across the country protesting the ongoing load shedding and "mismanagement" in the energy sector.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the protest programme at a press conference at BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office.

BDST: 1535 HRS, July 31, 2022
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