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Bigoted man arrested
Police arrested a bigoted man from a mehfil (a religious gathering) at Mahmud Kathi Bazar in Nesarabad upazila on Sunday night on charge of criticising alleged write-ups of slain Shahbagh activist Ahmed Rajib Haidar regarding Islam. The arrestee was identified as Mawlana Mozammel Haque of Mathbaria upazila. Locals said, police arrested Mozammel while he was addressing the mahfil saying government, Shahbagh activists and bloggers, including Rajib, dement Islam. The listeners at the programme then moved towards Nesarabad police station, protesting the arrest. When they reached Ali Kadam Government Primary School area, a group of local Chhatra League and Jubo League men protested their move, triggering a clash. At least eight people from both sides were injured during the clash. Of them, two were admitted to the hospital while the rest given first aid. Haji Mohammad Sadekul, president of managing committee of the mahfil, said police arrested Mozammel while he was delivering speech against the Shahbagh movement and its activists.
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