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Ex-MP, 8 AL leaders held in Dhaka
Detectives have arrested nine leaders of Awami League and its associate bodies including a former Member of Parliament (MP) from Bagerhat-4 constituency in a drive in the capital.
The arrestees are Amirul Alam Milon,70, Central Committee Member of Awami League and former MP of Bagerhat-4, Kazi Md. Sarowar Jahan Mithu , Vice-President of Pallabi Thana Jubo League, Md. Shafiqul Islam Dilu , Former Ward Commissioner of Ward-63, Jatrabari, Mohammad Taj Uddin 35, Vice-President of Shah Ali Thana Awami League, Ismail Hossain Pradhania and General Secretary of Ramna Thana Swechchhasebak League, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman (72), Chairman of Chapainawabganj Municipality and Vice-President of the district’s Awami League.
Md. Emran Goldar, Publicity Secretary of Bangshal Thana Awami League, Mohammad Tanvir Ahmed Ontu, Former President of banned Chhatra League’s Ward-62 unit, and Aritra Nandi, Joint General Secretary of the banned Chhatra League’s Jagannath Hall unit at Dhaka University, reports UNB.
Based on secret information, severel DB teams conducted drives in the capital from 6:00am on Monday to 6:00am on Tuesday and arrested the nine people, said DC (media) of DMP Talebur Rahman.
According to DB sources, Amirul Alam Milon was arrested at 11:45 pm on Monday from the Indira Road area and others from separate places.
DB officials said the arrestees attempted to destabilise the country.
Legal proceedings against the arrestees are underway.