Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Following the assault on Gono Odhikar Parishad chief Nurul Haque Nur, protests and road blockades have spread across multiple districts, with supporters of the party accused of attacking and vandalising Jatiya Party offices in Thakurgaon, Tangail, Mymensingh, and Rajshahi.

Also, Jatiya Party offices in Thakurgaon's Haripur and Rajshahi have reportedly been subject to arson attacks.

Earlier, after clashes between the Jatiya Party and Gono Odhikar Parishad in Bijoynagar on Friday evening, Gono Odhikar's activists held a torch procession at 9:30pm.

Following the procession, the party leaders attempted a briefing in front of their office, but according to the General Secretary Rashed Khan, law enforcers used batons on the...