Police have arrested five leaders and activists of the Awami League and its associate organisation Jubo League in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram.
The arrests were made during separate raids in different areas of the upazila at around 5:30am on Tuesday, November 10, according to police.
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The arrestees were identified as Shyamal Prasad Dewanji, 66, president of the Jorarganj Union Awami League; Nazim Uddin, 38, and Mohammad Hossain Khokon, 43, active members of the Katachhara Union Awami League; Rana Sheikh, 28, an active worker of the Jorarganj Union Jubo League; and Faridul Islam, 50, president of Ward No. 6 of the Osmanpur Union Awami League.
Police said their names emerged during the investigation into a case filed at Jorarganj Police Station on October 18, 2024. Acting on the findings, officers conducted the operation and detained the five individuals.
Mohammad Abdul Halim, officer-in-charge of Jorarganj Police Station, said the five were arrested in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act in 2024.
He added that legal procedures were underway to take them before a court.
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