8 jailed in Sylhet for inciting violence over Mamunul's arrest

Eight people have been jailed for inciting anarchy and violence over the arrest of Hefajat-e-Islam Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque in Zakiganj of Sylhet.

The arrestees are Sahab Uddin, 30, Zakaria, 32, Manzur Ahmed, 48, Shah Mortuza Ali Raju, 40, Zillur Rahman, 50, Humayun Azad, 45, Nurul Haque Khan, 47 and Kamil Ahmed, 22.

All of them are activists of BNP, Jamaat or Hefajat.

Officer-in-charge (OC) of Zakiganj Police Station Abul Qasim confirmed the news to UNB.

He said, "The arrests were made on Monday night following a case filed against 17 named and several unnamed accused under the Special Powers Act.

"Operations are currently underway to identify and arrest the others involved," he added.

According to police and local sources, a group of people, mainly activists and leaders of Hefajat, BNP and Jamaat brought out a procession protesting Mamunul's arrest in Shahgali area of Zakiganj around 10:00pm on Monday.

On April 18, Joint Secretary General of Hefajat-e-Islam Mamunul Haque was arrested from a madrasa in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area.