Twenty-five leaders and workers of BNP were detained by police following a road march in Bagerhat on Saturday morning.
Twenty-five leaders and workers of BNP were detained by police following a road march in Bagerhat on Saturday morning.
BNP leaders said the detained leaders and workers included central assistant publicity secretary Krishibid Shamimur Rahman Shamim, District BNP convener Engr ATM Akram Hossain Talim, and former president of District BNP MA Salam.
The party sources said the BNP leaders and workers started road march at about 9:00am as part of the central programme at Puran Bazar crossing area in the city where police obstructed them to observe their programmes. Later, Krishibid Shamim, MA Salam and other leaders and workers took refuge at the house of MA Salam's Muniganj house. Police arrested several leaders and workers from the house. On the other hand, District BNP convener Engr ATM Akram Hossain Talim was arrested from Puran Bazar area.
Meanwhile, Bagerhat District BNP's joint convener Dr Sheikh Faridul Islam said a press conference was convened in protest against the arrest of BNP leaders and workers by police. "Police have barred our peaceful programmes. They have arrested many of our leaders and workers from different places."
Bagerhat district BNP's member secretary alleged that police had surrounded the press club. Police would arrest other leaders and workers once they came out of the press club.
Bagerhat's additional police super (Admn) Md Asaduzzaman said, "Though BNP was asked not to bring out any road march for the sake of security, they brought out the road march violating the directive. We have learned that the party's leaders and workers had planned to commit subversive acts. Because of it, we have arrested 20-25 leaders and workers of the party to maintain law and order."
BNP leaders said the detained leaders and workers included central assistant publicity secretary Krishibid Shamimur Rahman Shamim, District BNP convener Engr ATM Akram Hossain Talim, and former president of District BNP MA Salam.
The party sources said the BNP leaders and workers started road march at about 9:00am as part of the central programme at Puran Bazar crossing area in the city where police obstructed them to observe their programmes. Later, Krishibid Shamim, MA Salam and other leaders and workers took refuge at the house of MA Salam's Muniganj house. Police arrested several leaders and workers from the house. On the other hand, District BNP convener Engr ATM Akram Hossain Talim was arrested from Puran Bazar area.
Meanwhile, Bagerhat District BNP's joint convener Dr Sheikh Faridul Islam said a press conference was convened in protest against the arrest of BNP leaders and workers by police. "Police have barred our peaceful programmes. They have arrested many of our leaders and workers from different places."
Bagerhat district BNP's member secretary alleged that police had surrounded the press club. Police would arrest other leaders and workers once they came out of the press club.
Bagerhat's additional police super (Admn) Md Asaduzzaman said, "Though BNP was asked not to bring out any road march for the sake of security, they brought out the road march violating the directive. We have learned that the party's leaders and workers had planned to commit subversive acts. Because of it, we have arrested 20-25 leaders and workers of the party to maintain law and order."
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