Bangladesh’s Opposition leader Khaleda Zia has been charged with instigating bomb attacks on a march by ruling party supporters demanding an end to BNP-sponsored non-stop transport blockade that has crippled the country’s economy. led by Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, the 5,000-strong Awami league supporters on Monday marched to Zia’s office in the capital’s posh diplomatic enclave during which six to seven handmade bombs were detonated.
At least 11 people were injured in the attack towards the Zia’s office in Gulshan, where the BNP chief has been staying since January 5 after she was barred from her party’s anti-Government rally. Road Transport Owners and Workers’ Unity Council leader Ismail Hossain late Monday night filed a case against Zia and 13 other BNP leaders for the attack, BD News reported.