Clashes turn Mirpur into a battlefield: police vehicle torched, tear shells and sound grenades fired

Clashes between protesters and police in Dhaka's Mirpur turned the area into a battlefield on Sunday. At one stage of the confrontation, a section of the protesters set fire to a police vehicle in the Mirpur-11 area.

To bring the situation under control, police took up positions at the scene and fired tear shells and sound grenades at the protesters. Tension spread across the area as police held their ground.

The arson took place in Mirpur-11, where the clash centred on the police position and the protesters' gathering. Police remained deployed in the area even after the tear shells and sound grenades were fired.