DHAKA, 18 June 2021, (TON): Several activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal locked into a clash with police in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office on Thursday over foiling a discussion program of the student body in Mymensingh.

Several activists of the BNP student wing injured, arrested.

At least 14 people, including four police members, were injured in the clash while five JCD activists were arrested.

Witnesses said that a group of JCD activists brought out a procession around 5pm in front of the BNP office protesting a reported attack on their discussion program in Mymensingh.

As the procession was marching towards Nightingale crossing, police obstructed it, triggering a clash between the law enforcers and the JCD activists.

At one stage, police charged batons on the JCD men who also retaliated with brickbats and sticks, leaving an unspecified number of people injured.

Contacted, Abdul Ahad, deputy commissioner (Motijheel division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said that the JCD activists attacked police from a procession in front of the BNP office, leaving four of them injured.

He said police also charged batons and brought the situation under control.