Police fired tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse Bogra, surrounded Dupchanchia

Aug 04, 2024
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A conflict occurred in the Satmatha neighborhood of Bogra city. Yesterday, Saturday afternoon

The police used tear gas, sound grenades, and rubber bullets to disperse the anti-discrimination student movement's all-out non-cooperation movement and one-point protest march demanding the fall of the government.

Protests took place in the city's Baragola, Jhautla, and Thana Mor regions on Sunday from 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. During this incident, numerous protesters were injured. Aside from that, demonstrators surrounded the Dupchanchia police station and set fire to the Awami League office.

Since the morning, protestors have marched with sticks along numerous roads in Bogra, including Jaleshwaritala Kalibari Mor and Altafunnecha Playground Road. Meanwhile, the agitators set fire to the Dupchanchia Upazila Awami League office and a traffic police box. Police clashed with demonstrators in the Satmatha region until the last news at 12 p.m.

According to several protestors and eyewitnesses, hundreds of students-crowds took to the streets today as part of the anti-discrimination student movement's campaign to demand the fall of the government. The Satmatha region was fully closed owing to sloganeering. The agitators have blocked the Dhaka-Bogra highway in many locations, including Baghopara, Matidali, and Majhira ports. The cops fired live bullets and tear gas shells at the students without provocation. Numerous pupils were harmed.Several are in critical condition.

Md. Shahinuzzaman, Inspector (Investigation) of the Bogra Sadar Police Station, stated that when the agitators threw bricks at the police, they shot tear gas, sound grenades, and rubber bullets to disperse them.