Two police officials were injured in a clash with Jamaat-e-Islami activists during their a demonstration protesting the arrest of their ameer Shafiqur Rahman in Rajshahi city on Tuesday.
The injured police members are Sub Inspector Abu Haider and Constable Ahad of Boalia police station in Rajshahi city.
The Jamaat-e-Islami activists carried out the demonstration led by Jamaat secretary Emaj Uddin Mandal from the New Market area of the city demanding the release of the central ameer of Jamaat.
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The clash broke out when police chased them to disperse the procession at the Nagar Bhaban intersection, said Boalia police station officer-in-charge (OC) Mazharul Islam.
Two police members were injured as the Jamaat activists hurled brick chips on them and were given first aid immediately, he said.
The OC said there was no permission to bring out the procession.
Besides, a case will be filed in this regard, said the OC.
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman in the early hours of Tuesday from his residence in the capital.
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He was also placed on a seven-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act today (Tuesday).
On December 10, the ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami announced a 10-point demand largely overlapping with the BNP’s, and declared a mass rally on December 24 just after the BNP’s announcement.
Jamaat-e-Islami made the announcement to build a nationwide simultaneous mass movement based on the 10-point demand to restore democracy in the country and bring back the people’s rights, said a media statement.
Source: United News of Bangladesh