As the BNP's Friday rally was underway, the Awami League took to social media to share photos of BNP activists allegedly supplying large bamboo sticks unloaded from a rickshaw to attendees, and questioning the motives behind doing so for a supposedly peaceful programme.
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The Bangladesh Awami League from its verified Facebook page shared the photos around 4 pm on Friday. As they described it, the photos purport to show rickshaws loaded with bamboo sticks brought in and some BNP rally goers supplying these stick among the crowd.
Referring to the violence witnessed on July 29 "in the name of peaceful rallies", it is insinuated in the post that BNP leaders and activists again brought bamboo sticks and local weapons.
UNB has not independently verified the claims made in the social media post.
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"These photos, taken from the venue, vividly exposed the intent of violence on part of BNP, that belies the party’s commitment to peaceful protest," Awami League claimed in its Facebook post.
