https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/7/30/photos-clashes-in-bangladesh-between-police-and-opposition-supportersPolice in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday clashed with supporters of the main opposition party, which said many of its activists were injured during anti-government protests in parts of Dhaka.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), headed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-party caretaker government until the next general election, which is expected to be held by early January.
The BNP and its allies accuse Hasina of vote rigging in 2018 and the party has been protesting over who should oversee the next general election.
On Saturday, hundreds of workers of Zia’s party attempted to block several entry points to Dhaka while police used tear gas and batons to disperse them. The BNP workers retaliated by throwing pieces of brick and attacking police vehicles with sticks, police said.
