6 soldiers injured in Ansar attack

Six army personnel were injured in the attack by Ansar members in the Secretariat area of ​​the capital. The condition of one of them is critical, Bangladesh Army said.

This information was announced in a notification on the official Facebook page of the Bangladesh Army after 11 o'clock on Monday (August 26).

According to the statement, on Sunday (August 25), army personnel deployed to maintain law and order strengthened the security system at various important places and all the gates of the Secretariat to ensure the overall security of the Bangladesh Secretariat area. On this day, approximately 10,000 Ansar members gathered and surrounded the Bangladesh Secretariat and held 7 advisers of the interim government and other senior officials of the Secretariat hostage. Director General, Ansar and VDP arrived at the Secretariat in the afternoon to pacify the agitated Ansar members and accepted all the demands of the Ansar members.

However, the agitated Ansar members did not leave the Secretariat area and blocked the Director General of Ansar and VDP and some Ansar members tried to enter by breaking Gate No. 3 of the Secretariat.

At that time, the excited Ansar members ambushed the students present at the spot and attacked the army patrol guarding the secretariat with sticks along with pelting bricks. During this time 6 soldiers were injured and one of them is in critical condition.

In such a situation, the army personnel deployed to bring the situation under control patiently engaged with the Ansar members, but the agitated Ansars fired 27 rounds of blank bullets in the air. Later, Bangladesh deployed additional troops in the Secretariat area and dispersed the Ansars and brought the situation under control. After that, 7 advisors of the Interim Government, DG Ansar, senior law enforcement officers and all the officials of the Secretariat, who were blocked in the Secretariat, left the Secretariat area safely with the help of the army.

The deployed troops took control of a number of Ansar members who infiltrated the secretariat and later sought refuge for their lives and handed them over to the police.