2025-06-12: Dozens of people were injured on Thursday (12 June) at around 7 pm (local time) after a clash broke out between BNP and Gono Odhikar Parishad activists in Char Biswas Union near Char Biswas Bazar, Galachipa Sub-District, Patuakhali District, Barisal Division. The unrest reportedly arose from a dispute over overlapping political meetings. A local BNP office was vandalised.
Heightened security measures and operations of security forces are to be expected. Violent clashes between protesters and security forces are possible. Travellers are advised to exercise caution, to strictly avoid demonstrations, road blockades, large gatherings, and deployments of security forces, and to follow instructions from security forces.
