Police identify man who torched vehicle during Naya Paltan clash


FE Online Report | Published: November 15, 2018 13:28:11 | Updated: November 16, 2018 11:12:24


Perpetrators torched two police vehicles in Naya Paltan on Wednesday. Photo: Star Mail

Police have identified the man who set fire to a vehicle of theirs during a clash that erupted between BNP men and law enforcers in front of the party’s Naya Paltan office in Dhaka city on Wednesday.

The suspect is Shahjalal Khandaker, a member of the convening committee of the city’s Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Paltan unit, Paltan Police Station’s on-duty police officer told the FE on Thursday morning.

According to police, a clash ensued as they tried to clear the road in front of the party office.

Photo: Star Mail

Around 50 people, including several policemen, were injured in the clash.

Police and BNP men blamed each other for inciting the untoward incident.

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