(28 Oct 2023)
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Dhaka - 28 October 2023
1. Various of police in riot gear firing tear gas shells, smoke rising from burning objects
2. Tear gas spreading, people in distance throwing objects at police
3. Ambulance drives past protesters
4. Various of people throwing objects towards police
5. Shop on fire
6. Tear gas spreading, protesters in distance
7. Various of objects burning in road
STORYLINE:
Police in Bangladesh's capital fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the main opposition party who threw stones at security officials.
The clashes happened during a rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee general elections next year.
The violence broke out at the Kakrail area in Dhaka when activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia allegedly attacked a bus carrying the ruling Awami League's members to a separate rally a few blocks away, witnesses and media reports said.
It was not immediately clear how many were injured in the chaos.
Violence spread by Saturday afternoon as security officials fired sound grenades and tear gas at a spot where where Zia's supporters chanted anti-government slogans.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of Zia's party, announced a daylong general strike across the country on Sunday, accusing security forces of ruining a “peaceful” rally.
Ekattor TV station reported that a police hospital also was attacked.
An Associated Press team at the scene said that violence had spread in the area and many people took cover in nearby alleys.
The ruling party had earlier warned that any attempt to trigger violence would be met with force.
Authorities deployed about 10,000 police while paramilitary border guards were also seen near the opposition's rally site.
In the southeastern district of Chattogram, Hasina criticized the opposition for holding the rally, saying that Zia’s party was attempting to derail her government’s development agenda.
The opposition says it is attempting a final push to remove Hasina as the Election Commission prepares to announce the country’s 12th national election, expected to be held in January.
The rivalry between Hasina and Zia has been ongoing for decades, and Hasina’s government has been under pressure for months as the opposition has held largely peaceful anti-government demonstrations.
AP video by Al-Emrun Garjon.
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