- Title: Police clash with Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists on Dhaka streets
- Date: 7th December 2022
- Summary: DHAKA, BANGLADESH (DECEMBER 7, 2022) (REUTERS) POLICE ENTERING BANGLADESH NATIONALIST PARTY (BNP) OFFICE VARIOUS OF POLICE FIRING GUNS ACTIVISTS SHOUTING PEOPLE RUNNING, POLICE FIRING GUNS POLICE FIRING GUNS AND RUNNING POLICE OFFICER FIRING GUNS FROM RIOT VAN ACTIVISTS SHOUTING SLOGANS POLICE AIMING GUNS AT ACTIVISTS ACTIVISTS IN STREET ACTIVISTS IN STREET / POLICE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE RUNNING AS POLICE TAKE AWAY A SENIOR LEADER IN A VAN POLICE MOVING TOWARDS PARTY OFFICE (SOUNDBITE) (Bengali) BANGLADESH NATIONALIST PARTY (BNP) ACTIVIST, AFROZA KHANAM, SAYING: "We organised a peaceful rally in front of the office, but the police suddenly tried to stop that and attacked us, they fired bullets, at the first moment we tried to resist them but we failed because they were armed, they injured many of our supporters. They fired bullets and tear gas." VARIOUS OF POLICE STANDING OUTSIDE THE OFFICE TRUCK WITH LOUDSPEAKERS VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS ON FRONT OF BARRICADE FIRE IN STREET
- Embargoed: 21st December 2022 15:38
- Keywords: Bangladesh activists clashes opposition police
- Location: DHAKA, BANGLADESH
- City: DHAKA, BANGLADESH
- Country: Bangladesh
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001512307122022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Clashes broke out between police and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists on Wednesday (December 7).
Police officers tried to disperse the activists gathered in front of the party's central office in the capital Dhaka.
A man died during the clashes and people were injured, local news reported, adding that police used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse the protesters.
The activists were seen shouting slogans in the streets.
"We tried to resist them but we failed because they were armed, they injured many of our supporters. They fired bullets and tear gas," said BNP party activist, Afroza Khanam.
Local news reported that the clashes happened ahead of a BNP rally planned in Dhaka on Saturday (December 10).
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