Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Police disrupted a gathering of Jatiya Party (JP) supporters and activists in front of its Kakrail central office in the capital on Saturday afternoon, even resorting to spraying water from water cannons and hurling sound grenades.

The police action took place around 3:40pm, creating panic among pedestrians and local residents in the area, besides dispersing the targeted crowd. However, no casualties were reported.

Witnesses said the situation escalated quickly when leaders and activists of the JP were trying to hold the rally defying police's obstacles. At one stage, police sprayed water from a water cannon and threw several sound grenades to disperse the JP leaders and activists. Many nearby people were seen running ...