7 Shibir activists held in Kushtia
Police yesterday arrested seven Islami Chhatra Shibir men including a leader from a students' dormitory in the town early yesterday.
The arrestees are Kushtia town Shibir president Mazharul Haq and activists Abdul Hannan, Bokul Ahmed, Kawsar Ahmed, Sohel Rana, Anisur Rahman and Enamul Haq.
A police team led by officer-in-charge (OC) of Kushtia Sadar police Kamruzzaman raided Firoza Mahal, a student mess of Shibir at about 5:00 in the morning and arrested them.
The arrestees are accused in a case filed on June 30 with Kushtia Sadar police station, the OC said.
According to police, a group of activists of Jamaat and its student front Shibir brought out a procession at Baro Bazar in the town on June 30 following arrest of three central Jamaat leaders.
When police asked them not to create trouble on the street, the Jamaat men tried to continue the programme. As police resisted, they locked in a clash with police. At this, police charged baton and dispersed them.
Later, police filed a case against 100 Jamaat and Shibir activists.
With yesterday's arrests, the number of Jamaat-Shibir arrestees rose to 41 in the district.
Police arrested four Jamaat leaders including its district Ameer and Nayeb-e-Ameer on the night of June 29. On June 30, thirty other activists of the party were arrested.
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