{"id":350792,"date":"2023-08-22T08:58:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T03:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=350792"},"modified":"2023-08-22T08:58:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T03:58:33","slug":"hundreds-injured-after-bangladesh-police-clash-with-opposition-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/hundreds-injured-after-bangladesh-police-clash-with-opposition-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds injured after Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> DHAKA<br \/>\nPolice in northeastern Bangladesh used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who will oversee the next election.<br \/>\nAccording to international media reports, about 300 people were injured in the clash, including some from live fire.<br \/>\nAs per reports, as many as 150 people including police officers were hurt in the violence, which occurred in Habiganj town.<br \/>\nGK Gaus, a local leader in the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), said chaos broke out after thousands of supporters began marching through the streets. Police confronted them and ordered them to stop.<br \/>\nPalash Ranjan Dey, a police official in Habiganj district, said police were forced to take action after opposition activists suddenly attacked them while trying to break a police barricade.<br \/>\nThe BNP led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-party caretaker government until the next general election in January.<br \/>\nZia\u2019s party and its allies accuse Hasina of vote rigging in 2018, and the party has been protesting over who should oversee the next general election.<br \/>\nHasina has said she hopes to return to power for a fourth consecutive term and says the election should be held under her government\u2019s supervision as specified in the constitution.<br \/>\nThe United States, the European Union, and the United Nations have been urging all sides to avoid violence and work towards holding a credible election. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DHAKA Police in northeastern Bangladesh used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who will oversee the next election. 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