<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">A case has been filed against 22 leaders and activists of BNP including its Fultola upazila unit convener under the Explosives Act.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sub-inspector Rafiqul Islam of Khulna Sadar Police Station filed the case on Saturday naming 17 and 4/5 unnamed people for obstructing government work.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BNP called a sit-in programme in cities, thanas and upazilas across the country on Saturday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As part of the programme, BNP men gathered on Jamira Road at 11:30 am under the leadership of upazila unit onvener Prof Gazi Abdul Haque.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At that time, police stopped them as they did not have permission to hold the programme, police said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, nine BNP leaders and activists including Khulna Metropolitan BNP Joint Convener Kazi Md Rashed have been released from jail on bail in various cases filed by the police.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They were released from prison on Sunday afternoon. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>