Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday described the gun attack on Dhaka-8 independent candidate Sharif Osman Hadi as a well-planned conspiracy and demanded exemplary punishment for the real perpetrators through a proper investigation.

"This is a planned conspiracy aimed at putting the blame on BNP leaders. The real miscreants must be identified and punished through a fair and credible investigation," he said while speaking at a protest rally in front of BNP's Nayapaltan central office.

Rizvi also said the attack on Hadi, as well as a separate attack on BNP-nominated candidate Ershad Ullah in Chattogram-8 seat, is not an isolated incident.

The rally was organised by BNP to protest the attacks...