11 Hizb-ut men arrested
Police arrested 11 Hizb-ut Towhid activists, including two of its regional leaders, in Chuadanga on Tuesday. The law enforcers also seized books, CDs and leaflets from their possession. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Chuadanga Sadar police station led by sub inspector (SI) Ilias Hossain raided Dingidoho village in Chuadanga Sadar upazila at around 4:30pm and arrested nine activists of Hizb-ut Towhid while they were taking preparation to distribute leaflets among the people of the area. The regional leaders -- Zahidul Islam, 39, of Chorgoal village and Akabul Islam, 40, of Kalyanpur village in Gangni upazila of Meherpur-- were arrested when they went to the police station to free their fellow activists from police custody. The other arrestees are: Belal Hossain, 22, Awlad Hossain, 32, Nazim Uddin, 41, Shah Alam, 40, Shamim Hossain, 30, of Meherpur and Shariful Islam, 37, Hashmat Ali, 29, Mirajul Islam, 40, Nabis Uddin, 40, of Chuadanga Sadar upazila.
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