A murder case has been filed against 5,000 people including BNP leaders and activists in the case filed over the death of Shawon Ahmed, a man killed during the clash between BNP activists and police on Thursday.
Shawon’s elder brother Milan filed the case with Narayanganj Sadar Model Police around 2am on Thursday.
According to the case statement, the victim's brother claimed that Shawon died due to serious injuries caused by the firing of bricks and firearms by BNP men.
According to police, BNP activists took out a procession around 10:45am, marking the founding anniversary of the party.
When the procession reached the No-2 rail gate area in Narayanganj around 11:30am, police stopped them as they did not take prior permission from the police, leading to a chase and counter chase.
At one stage, the protesters attacked the cops, prompting the law enforcers to fire rubber bullets.
The whole Bangabandhu road from No-2 rail gate point turned into a battlefield during the clash that left 20 people injured.
Six people, including Shawon received bullet injuries during the clash.
Shawon sustained injuries in the chest and head. He was taken to Narayanganj General Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Shawon from Fatullah’s Boktaboli union, is the son of Saheb Ali. He worked as a welding engineer in an easy bike workshop factory near his house.
On Thursday morning, Shawon went to the No-2 rail gate point area to buy some equipment for his workshop.
At around 1pm, Shawon's brother Milan went to the hospital and identified the body.