Thousands of demonstrators stormed government buildings in Faridpur's Bhanga upazila on Monday afternoon during protests against recent changes to parliamentary constituency boundaries. Violence broke out between 12:30pm and 1:15pm when angry crowds targeted the upazila parishad building, police station, and officers' club. Protesters damaged property, set offices on fire, and wrecked several vehicles during the 45-minute rampage. Fire service teams responded quickly to put out fires at various locations. Journalists covering the events faced physical attacks and had their equipment seized by aggressive demonstrators.
The march started from Algi union's Swadi area along the Dhaka-Khulna Highway before reaching Bhanga around noon. Police officers retreated to a nearby mosque when outnumbered by stick-wielding crowds who controlled the area. Highway traffic between Dhaka-Khulna and Bhanga-Barishal routes was completely halted following the unrest. Authorities later filed charges against 90 identified individuals and 150 others linked to the violence. The protests are in response to Election Commission boundary changes affecting 46 constituencies across 16 districts ahead of the February 2026 elections.
The march started from Algi union's Swadi area along the Dhaka-Khulna Highway before reaching Bhanga around noon. Police officers retreated to a nearby mosque when outnumbered by stick-wielding crowds who controlled the area. Highway traffic between Dhaka-Khulna and Bhanga-Barishal routes was completely halted following the unrest. Authorities later filed charges against 90 identified individuals and 150 others linked to the violence. The protests are in response to Election Commission boundary changes affecting 46 constituencies across 16 districts ahead of the February 2026 elections.
