Jamaat's rally started at 2 pm, coinciding with the highly anticipated gatherings of the BNP and the ruling Awami League in the city as the political temperature rises ahead of the national election. However, the police have prohibited Jamaat's assembly, placing barricades on the road near the Shapla intersection since the morning. Tension flared when Jamaat loyalists sought to breach a police barricade near Notre Dame College and move towards the business district of Motijheel.

Source: bd News24 October 28, 2023 17:36 UTC