AL FOUNDING ANNIV

PHQ issues alert over possible clashes

STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Police Headquarters has issued a nationwide alert over fears of possible clashes between Awami League activists and members of other political parties, centred on the party’s founding anniversary on June 23.

In a notification signed by DIG Kamrul Ahasan, the PHQ on Thursday sent instructions to the heads of all units across the country, asking them to remain alert and take necessary precautionary measures.

According to the notification, leaders and activists of the Awami League, which faces a ban on its activities, may try to hoist party flags at local offices and bring out processions carrying banners marking the party’s founding anniversary in different districts.

Such activities could lead to confrontations with activists of other political parties, especially members of the National Citizen Party and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement,

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