More than 160 people arrested after violence in Bangladesh, know how many people lost their lives?

More than 160 people were arrested on Friday in Gopalganj, the hometown of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The duration of curfew was also extended. Meanwhile, the death toll in the violence in the city on Wednesday has increased to five. According to the police, 164 people have been arrested. The search for hundreds of others continues.

Patrolling in young rivers and canals

The Navy and Coast Guard personnel are also patrolling rivers and canals to catch the suspects involved in the violence in Gopalganj, about 160 km south-west of Dhaka. Four people were killed in a clash during the National Citizen Party (NCP) rally.

Clash between supporters and police

The rally turned into a battlefield in a way, as hundreds of supporters of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s daughter and disguised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina clashed with the police before the march of the students led by the students. The editor of a local newspaper said on the condition of anonymity, “The local hospital referred the seriously injured Ramadan Muni to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he died on Friday.”

Use of force in self -defense

Police said the arrested people and several unidentified persons were accused of setting fire to a police vehicle on Wednesday and attacking several officers. The Bangladeshi army said in a statement that it used force in self -defense after attacking the ‘A group of uncontrolled people’ during the clashes in Gopalganj on Wednesday.

Demolition and arson incident

The statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that a group of people carried out violence for a public rally organized under a month-long program of a political party in Gopalganj Sadar. According to the statement, “In the initial phase of violence, many policemen and journalists were injured, while government vehicles and public establishments were vandalized and set on fire.”

An atmosphere of fear among people

It said, “As soon as the situation deteriorated, both the army and the local police intervened and managed to bring the situation under control.” Meanwhile, the police said that the period of curfew imposed for 22 hours on Wednesday evening has been extended till 6 am on Saturday. On contacting over the phone, people said that in order to monitor the entire district, there is an atmosphere of fear among the army and riot police along with the paramilitary forces border guards Bangladesh (BGB) and the deployment of the Jawans being deployed. (With language input)

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