The police on Monday beat up activists of the national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports and detained two of them when they tried to bring out a procession in the capital.
Before trying to bring out the procession from Mohammadpur Town Hall, the committee held at rally as part of their programme to drum up support for half-day hartal on July 3.
A press release of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal claimed that during the action, the police also detained two activists of the
committee which is protesting against a deal with US company ConocoPhillips for exploring and exporting gas against the national interest.
The arrested are CPB Dhaka unit general secretary Ahsan Habib Lavlu and member Nimai Ganguly while those who were injured during the police action include Monzur Hossain, Moyenuddin and Mahfuz.
The police took away the banner and placards from the protestors and charged batons to disperse them, the release added.
The lawmen also charged batons and snatched away banners and leaflets from the committee activists during another peaceful demonstration at Khilgaon in the capital, the BSD release claimed.
The committee also accused Chhatra League activists of hindering their programme and snatching away leaflets during demonstration at Dhaka College on Monday.
-With New Age input
