, Sept. 2 -- The local administration imposed Section 144 for two days in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi following a clash between two groups of BNP over the party's founding anniversary celebrations.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Faisal Ahmed issued the notification on Tuesday afternoon which banned all meetings, gatherings, and processions in the municipality from 5pm on Tuesday to 12am on Wednesday.

The party activists said that the group led by retired Major General Sharif Uddin, planned to hold a program at Mahishal Bari in Kakonhat municipality on Wednesday, where Sharif Uddin, adviser to the BNP chairperson, himself was expected to attend as the chief guest.

Meanwhile, the Godagari upazila BNP announced a separate event in front o...