Live Correspondent: Twelve BNP activists were injured in a clash between police and BNP during their ongoing union-level march at Panchrukhi in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district on Saturday.

Lutfur Rahman, former joint secretary of the district unit BNP, said they brought out a procession as part of their scheduled march program at the union level around 10 am.

When the procession reached Panchrukhi, police obstructed them, leading to a chase and counter-chase. Police also lobbed tear gas shells and charged batons to disperse them, leaving 12 people injured.

The injured were given first aid. The leaders and activists of the main opposition BNP and its associate bodies have started marching in all the unions across the country to press home their 10-point demand - most importantly, to hold the next general election under a non-party caretaker government.

On February 4, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the march program at the union level from a rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office.

Dhaka, 12 February (campuslive24.com)// BIT