Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Carrying sticks and oars, hundreds of Awami League activists have taken to Gopalganj's streets, breaking police barricades and setting off a wave of vandalism and arson.

Witnesses said supporters arrived from nearby areas around 11am Sunday on motorcycles, vans, buses and trucks.

Gathering near the children's park and BSCIC area, they launched a procession around noon, moving through Launch Ghat, the women's college and Shilpakala Academy.

The marchers broke through police barricades and entered several roads, shouting slogans in support of the Awami League and Sheikh Hasina. Women also joined, witnesses said.

They smashed the glass of FNF supermarket and set tyres alight around town.

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