DHAKA: Bangladesh police banned street protests Tuesday ahead of a verdict against against opposition leader Khaleda Zia, whose party says more than a thousand of its activists have been detained.
Zia, 72, may face up to life in prison if found guilty on Thursday on charges of embezzling $252,000. Her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) says police and other security forces have detained more than a thousand of its activists and officials in a nationwide crackdown before the verdict.Dhaka Metropolitan Police said it feared opposition parties could "create anarchy" if she was convicted. Her party says the charges against the two-time prime minister are politically motivated. "I hereby declare that no processions, by standing up or sitting down, will be allowed on the roads that block public or vehicular movements," Dhaka police chief Asaduzzaman Mia said in a statement. BNP spokesman Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said police were raiding homes and offices of opposition activists and supporters to detain them.
02-07-2018, 04:12 PM
BD bans street protests ahead of Zia?s verdict
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