The police began raiding the central office of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party at Naya Paltan in Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon, minutes after a clash between the police and the main opposition party activists in front of the office.
The clash left one dead and dozens injured, the police and BNP activists said.
Witnesses said that the police lobbed a tear gas shell at the party central office and then a team of police entered into the office at about 4:15pm.
They said that the police locked the gate of the main entrance of the building.
The clash occupied and the raid at the BNP central office by the police happened ahead of the opposition’s December 10 Dhaka mass rally while the government and the opposition party were in a row over the venue.
The Awami League and the police are insisting the BNP to use Suhrawardy Udyan to hold the rally while the main opposition party is insisting to hold the rally in front of the party central office at Naya Paltan.
Witnesses said that the clash occurred when the police tried to drive away the BNP leaders and activists from near their party central office at about 2:30pm.
