<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman on Tuesday said BNP itself locked its central office in the capital’s Nayapaltan.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“If BNP leaders want, they can carry out their activities in the office and there is no bar from our side,” the DMP chief said while replying to a question from reporters after visiting the people injured&nbsp; in various arson incidents at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.</div><div><br></div><div>“He said that the police remain deployed in front of the BNP office throughout the year for security. As part of regular duty, police are guarding there. BNP has&nbsp; locked its party office on&nbsp; October 28. However, they can carry out party activities in the office if they want,” he added.</div><div><br></div><div>In response to a question, the commissioner said that the parked vehicles are being burned and police are working to stop these attacks. “We have given various instructions at the field level. As a result, we managed to arrest many perpetrators with the help of the public.”</div><div><br></div><div>The DMP chief also sought people’ cooperation to stop these violence. He also assured that they will provide financial support to the victims.</div><div><br></div><div>Processes are underway to take strict action against the perpetrators of this atrocity, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 19 people have been arrested in connection with the arson violence he said adding that no one will be spared. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>