BNP supremo attacked in Dhaka
The incident occurred at around 6 pm in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar area.
"Witnesses said that objects and brickbats were hurled at the gathering from the buildings nearby in the first bout of attacks," bdnews24.com reported,
Unidentified miscreants wielding sticks, logs and sledgehammers launched the attack against country's former PM.
Zia was unhurt in the incident.
Several of Zia's security staff and journalists were hurt in the incident.
The BNP has blamed the government for the attack and called for shutdown on Wednesday.
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