Rangpur:Police have arrested five leaders associated with banned groups, Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), and Jubo League, in Kawnia upazila, Rangpur. The arrests occurred as the individuals were allegedly planning acts of sabotage and destruction.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the arrests took place at 345 am today following a raid by a police team in the Chetonar Mour area on the Rangpur-Kurigram highway. Officer-in-Charge Badal Kumar Mondal of Kawnia police station reported that the operation was based on a tip-off received the previous day, indicating that members of the banned groups were gathering for destructive activities.
The individuals arrested include Mostafa Kamal alias Raju Ahmed, 50, organizing secretary of the Haragachh Union AL; Mostafizur Rahman Mun, 40, a member of the Balapara Union AL; Shahriar Rakib, 26, a BCL member from the same union; Hekmat Ali, 35, joint convener of the Tepa Madhupur Union BCL; and Shah Alam, 38, ward vice-president of the Awami Jubo League.
During the raid, police recovered 25 bamboo sticks and 230 stones, often used on railway tracks, from the scene. It is reported that 100 to 150 other members managed to flee upon sensing the police presence. A case has been filed against the five arrested individuals and 150 unidentified persons under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Kawnia police station. The arrested individuals have been presented before a court in Rangpur.