<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Twelve BNP activists were injured in a clash between police and BNP during their ongoing union-level march at Panchrukhi in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district on Saturday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Lutfur Rahman, former joint secretary of district unit BNP, said they brought out a procession as part of their scheduled march programme at union level around 10 am.</div><div><br></div><div>When the procession reached Panchrukhi, police obstructed them, leading to a chase and counter-chase.</div><div><br></div><div>Police also lobbed tear gas shells and charged baton to disperse them, leaving 12 people injured.</div><div><br></div><div>The injured were given first aid.</div><div><br></div><div>The leaders and activists of main opposition BNP and its associate bodies have started march in all the unions across the country to press home their 10-point demand - most importantly, to hold the next general election under a non-party caretaker government.</div><div><br></div><div>On February 4, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the march programme at the union level from a rally in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>