The police on Saturday filed four cases against more than 900 unidentified people over Friday鈥檚 violence in the Jatiya Sangsad area and on the adjacent Manik Mia Avenue, hours before the July National Charter signing ceremony.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 Tejgaon zone deputy commissioner, Md Ibne Mizan, said that the cases were filed for assaulting police personnel, vandalising vehicles, arson attack at a control room, and entering a restricted area forcibly.
鈥楳ore than 900 unidentified people were made accused and one person was shown arrested in the cases,鈥� he added.
The unrest erupted when a group identifying themselves as the 鈥楯uly warriors鈥� broke through the police barricades and entered the parliament complex, where preparations were under way for the July charter signing.
The protesters were demanding the inclusion of several issues in the charter, including state recognition of those killed in the 2024 mass uprising as 鈥榤artyrs鈥�, official recognition of the injured as 鈥楯uly warriors鈥�, a clear roadmap for rehabilitation of the families of the martyrs, and legal aid for the injured people.
The police confronted the protesters Friday afternoon, leading to clashes between the protesters and the members of law enforcement agencies.
The demonstrators vandalised at least five police vehicles, set fire to the temporary reception room, control room and furniture in front of the MP Building for the July charter signing ceremony, said the police.
Later, the police used several rounds of sound grenades, fired tear shells and charged batons to disperse the crowd.
Several people, including the police and the protesters, were injured during the violence.
In a press conference later in the evening on Friday, the July Joddha Sangsad (July warrior council) announced a nationwide highway blockade for Sunday if their demands were not met by the time.
