Activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the police clashed at Chandrima Udyan in Dhaka when the political party leaders and activists went there for placing wreaths at the grave of BNP founder the late president Ziaur Rahman.
Several BNP activists were injured as the police lobbed tear gas shells at them, said Dhaka North unit BNP president Amanullah Aman.
Leaders and activists of the newly formed BNP south and north units gathered at Chandrima Udyan for placing wreaths at the grave of the party founder.
The police, however, barred them from entering the udyan triggering the clash at around 10:30am that lasted for around half an hour.
BNP activists hurled brickbats and the police lobbed tear has sells and rubber bullets.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station offier-in-charge Jaan-e-Alam Munshi said that the police lobbed several rounds of tear gas shells in self-defence and take the situation under control when a group of unruly people pelted brick chips at them.
Some police members sustained injuries in the incident, he added.
