Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Police said they detained over 300 leaders and activists of the BNP from the party's Nayapaltan headquarters after a clash between the party men and law enforcers on Wednesday afternoon.

The detained leaders included BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Publication Secretary Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie.

After the raid on the BNP office following the clash, Harun or Rashid, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) additional commissioner (detective branch), told the media that many of the detainees were accused in different cases, and there are arrest warrants against them.

Also, police seized 15 unexploded cocktails from the BNP office and 1.50 lakh bottles of drinking water during the raid, he added.

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