Noakhali:Police have apprehended two leaders of the Awami League, which has had its activities banned, in Companiganj upazila of the district.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the arrestees are Shamsur Rahman Tipu, aged 62, who serves as the president of Ward No. 8 of the Awami League under Basurhat Municipality, and his 32-year-old son, Shihabur Rahman Shihab, the general secretary of the municipality's Swechchhasebak League unit. Shamsur is also a maternal cousin of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader.
The arrests took place at the residence of Moulvi Amin Ullah Khan in the Hospital Gate area of Basurhat Municipality on Thursday. Police sources revealed that Tipu and his son had been residing there since the Awami League government fell on August 5, 2024. Officer-in-Charge of Companiganj Police Station Md Habibur Rahman stated that the duo was detained under the Anti-Terrorism Act and is set to be presented before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court today.