At least 30 people were injured in a clash between the activists of the ruling Awami League and the main opposion Bangladesh Nationalist Party that erupted during a sit-in program of BNP in Natore district town.
District BNP convenor Shahidul Islam alleged they AL activists attacked them to obstruct their peaceful programme.
BNP’s pre-scheduled sit-in programme started in front of the district party office at about 2:30pm.
When BNP organising secretary Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu started to deliver his speech, some Awami League activists reached the spot with their ‘peace rally’ and the clash broke out.
BNP’s stage was vandalised during the clash and both the groups threw brickbats at each other.
Later, police brought the situation under control.
Following the clash, Awami League held a ‘peace rally’ in front of the Government Girls' School.
District Awami League general secretary Shariful Islam Ramzan claimed that many of their leaders and activists were injured.
Inspector of Natore sadar police station Abdul Kalam said that the activists of the AL and the BNP attacked each other and police brought the situation under control.
As part of the ongoing simultaneous movement, the BNP, its associate bodies and like-minded parties observed a two-hour sit-in protest in all divisional cities and district towns on Saturday to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a non-party caretaker government.
