<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 30 people including police personnel were injured in a clash between the law enforcers and BNP supporters over holding a pre-scheduled rally of the party in front of Khulna Press Club in the city on Friday afternoon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shafiqul Islam Tuhin, member secretary of Khulna Metropolitan Unit BNP, claimed that at least 20 leaders and activists of their party were injured in the attack by the police.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Several party men including their leaders Mujibur Rahman and Jahidul Rahman also sustained bullet injuries, he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Moreover, 10 people were detained from the rally venue, he said, adding that the injured were admitted to several hospitals of the city.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The BNP leader alleged that police opened fire on them, charged batons and used teargas to spoil the rally without any provocation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Party insiders said there was a scheduled rally in front of the Press Club on Friday afternoon to press home their 10-point demand including resignation of the government, stoppage of fake cases and mass arrest and protest of the government’s corruption among others.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The party men from different areas of the district and city started gathering at the venue at noon. A clash broke out when police obstructed a procession heading towards the rally venue, they said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Md Tajul Islam, deputy commissioner (South) of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP), said, “We were forced to use teargas when the BNP men threw brickbats targeting us without any excuse”.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said they detained 10 BNP men from the spot and some cops were injured in the incident.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An additional number of the law enforcing agencies were deployed to avert any unexpected incident, he said, adding that the situation was now under their control. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>