A compilation of photos from the clashes that occurred today during rallies by AL, BNP, and Jamaat in Dhaka

Groups of young Awami League activists hijacked up to five buses at Tongi Bridge this noon to go to the ruling party’s rally venue in the capital’s Baitul Mukarram area.

The "peace and development rally" of Awami League started around 1:30pm at the southern gate of the Baitul Mukarram mosque in the capital

Police intensified search operations at the three entry points of Dhaka – Aminbazar, Ashulia and Birulia – this morning ahead of today's rallies of Awami League and BNP in the capital

Tension is running high as archrivals BNP and Awami League are all set to show their strength within two kilometres of each other in Dhaka today.