BNP has claimed that valuables worth over Tk 50.5 lakh were damaged in police attack at its Nayapaltan central office on December 7 and demanded neutral investigation into it.

BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said this at a press briefing on Sunday at party chairperson’s Gulshan office in the capital.

He said looting of laptops, computers, hard disk, documents, bank documents, cash from BNP’s Nayapaltan office was actually an incident of robbery.

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“According to witnesses, after police action at BNP’s central office, ruling party ‘s miscreants vandalised properties and took part in looting that day with support of the law enforcers on December 7,” said Mosharraf.

The way police violated the general law of keeping owner and neutral party as witnesses during any search at any office or residence reminds of the Pakistani military’s  activities during Liberation War, he said.

“We strongly condemn and protest the incident and demand neutral probe into it and want justice,” he added.

Besides, Khandaker Mosharraf demanded immediate release of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir , standing committee member Mirza Abaas and other arrested party leaders and activists and demanded withdrawal of cases filed against them.

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When asked, whether BNP will move the court Khandaker Mosharraf said, “We sought neutral investigation and will see what happens. No further decision has been made yet.”

On Dec 7, a Swechchasebak Dal leader was killed and around 50 others were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office ahead of its December 10 rally.