Nurul Haque Nur, President of Gana Odhikar Parishad, has reportedly been held hostage by followers of BNP leader Hasan Mamun. Party leader Abu Hanif claimed that since 10 PM on Thursday, Hasan Mamun’s supporters blocked the road at Bat Tala Bazar in Galachipa upazila by felling trees and armed themselves with slingshots, rods, and machetes. They allegedly attacked locals and vandalized two motorcycles. Despite police presence after 11 PM, the situation remained uncontrolled.