DMP bans meeting, rally near CA’s residence, secretariat

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban
on all kinds of public assemblage, meeting, rally, procession and
demonstration near the Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus’s
official residence Jamuna and Bangladesh Secretariat until further notice.

DMP issued a public notice to this end in the early hours of today.

The DMP imposed the ban as per Section 29 of Dhaka Metropolitan Police
Ordinance to maintain public order amid the recent circumstances, it added.

Earlier, members of Ansar were locked into a clash with students in front of
the Secretariat around 9:20 pm on Sunday leaving at least 40 people injured.

One of the key coordinators of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Hasnat
Abdullah was critically injured in the clash.

He was taken to One Stop Emergency Center at Dhaka Medical College Hospital
(DMCH).

Inspector Bacchu Mia, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, confirmed it. (BSS)