Dhaka:Police have apprehended two leaders associated with the Awami League and its allied organizations in distinct operations conducted in the capital.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the individuals arrested are Marsad Akter Khuki, 58, who is the president of the Kurigram district unit of the banned Mohila Jubo League, and Md. Abdur Razzak, 38, the joint general secretary of Ward No. 73 of the Jubo League.
Khuki was detained by Uttara West Police during a raid at a residence in Sector 5 of Uttara at about 125 pm today. Police sources revealed that Khuki had previously held roles as the assistant entertainment secretary of the Eden Mohila College Students' Union and as vice-president of the college's unit of the organization. Initial information suggests her active involvement in the now-banned political activities of the Awami League and its affiliates.
In a separate operation, the Special Response Unit (SRU) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Abdur Razzak from the Baigadia area under Sabujbagh Police Station on Wednesday. The SRU reported that Razzak has five cases filed against him in police stations at Jatrabari, Demra, Sabujbagh, and Badda. A case concerning the anti-discrimination student movement, filed with Jatrabari Police Station, is under investigation, while he is named in the charge sheets of four other cases pending in court.
Police added that Razzak had previously been arrested in connection with a case filed at Badda Police Station involving the seizure of 10,000 yaba tablets. Legal proceedings against both detainees are currently ongoing.