Dhaka, July 9 -- Several members of the National Citizen Party (NCP) were reportedly attacked in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area on Wednesday when they protested alleged extortion and demanded action against illegal establishments in Krishi Market.

According to M M Shoaib, office coordinator of NCP's Dhaka North unit, NCP activists from the Mohammadpur unit visited the Zone-5 office of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to submit a demand for the removal of illegal structures and the reinstatement of legal shop owners at the Krishi Market.

He said that a group of miscreants, led by Mahbub Alam-known to be a close associate of the deposed Awami League's former mayor Atiq-launched a sudden attack and attempted murder on NCP representatives in M...