13 Shibir activists arrested

Police arrested 13 activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir at Rahmatpur Shifair Kamat village in Patgram upazila of the district yesterday.

The arrestees are Aynal Haque Prodhan,32, Masud Rana,19, Farhad Hossain,17, Safiul Islam,18,  Ziaur Rahman Zibu, 24, and Roknuzzaman, 25, of the village, Mohammad Hasan, 20, of Prankrishan village, Nur Alam,16, and Altaf Hossain, 22, of Pashchim Jagatber village, Nur Huda,19, of Kachuapara village in the upazila, Abdur Rahim,18, of Dalalpara village in Hatibandha upazila, Shamser Ali, 32, of Barakhata village in Hatibandha, and Mohammad Ratan Miah, 24, of Nandi Shahor village in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha district.

A police team, acting on a tip-off, raided the house of Aynal in the afternoon and arrested the 13, said Superintendent of Police TM Mozahidul Islam.

The Shibir activists were arrested on charge of training on jihad, said the SP.