Gopalganj curfew resumes at 8:00 pm

Authorities will bring back curfew in violence-hit Gopalganj from 8pm until 6am Sunday after a 14-hour break following clashes surrounding an NCP rally. On Wednesday night, the curfew came in response to violent clashes that erupted during a rally by the Nationalist Citizen Party as part of the ongoing July March. During the unrest, several senior NCP leaders were trapped inside the police superintendent’s office and had to be escorted out of Gopalganj in an Army vehicle. A full curfew followed from 6pm Wednesday to 6pm Thursday, which the authorities later extended indefinitely. Despite Saturday's relaxation, public movement in Gopalganj town remained minimal.