Nipun Roy Chowdhury, several others injured as AL men attack BNP rally

Dhaka District BNP general secretary Nipun Roy Chowdhury and several leaders of the party were injured as ruling party men attacked a rally organized by the Dhaka District BNP in Zinjira of Keraniganj of the capital on Friday morning.

South Keraniganj Thana BNP General Secretary Mozadded Ali Babu told The Daily Samakal that the leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League party started throwing bricks at the BNP rally. At that time, Nipun Roy Chowdhury and several BNP leaders and activists were injured, he added.

As part of the ongoing anti-government movement program, BNP is holding public gatherings in 18 districts and metropolitan areas of 9 divisions of the country, including Dhaka Metropolitan South on Friday. 

The party's rally is going on at Zinjira under the initiative of Dhaka District BNP.

Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi is present as the chief guest in the rally with Dhaka district BNP president Khandaker Abu Ashfaq in the chair.