At least 10 people including a police officer were injured in a clash between police personnel and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir following a procession at Paltan.
The Jamaat-Shibir men brought out the procession demanding release of the detained leaders and activists arrested in the combing operation launched in the wake of violence at Rajshahi University that killed a student.
Police arrested three protesters, Monir Hossain, Shamsul Alam and Ehtesham Billah from the spot.
Witnesses said around five hundred leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir brought out the procession from Paltan area around 2:30pm.
Jamaat-Shibir men launched attack on police who intercepted the procession at Nayapaltan and charged batons to disperse the procession and picked up three persons.
Mujibur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Paltan Police Station, said he also received wound.
Source: thedailystar.net
