26 outsiders held from DU dorm on eve of polls

Law enforcers arrested 26 outsiders in Shaheed Sergeant Jahurul Haque Hall of Dhaka University early yesterday.

On information from DU Proctor AM Amzad, Shahbagh police and Rab personnel raided the dormitory around 12:30am and made the arrests. Many of them managed to flee.

Amzad told The Daily Star that he heard that they all were activists of Moinuddin Babu, councillor candidate of ward no-21 of Dhaka South City Corporation.

Moshiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station, said the arrestees were in the custody.