Police today (13 November) arrested 15 members of a banned organisation after they allegedly attempted to hold marches in the Mirpur, Turag, Darus Salam and Demra areas of the capital, recovering crude bombs from some of them.
The information was disclosed by Mohammad Akhtar Hossain, deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Media and Public Relations Division, in a text message sent to the media today.
He said, “15 members of the banned organisation have been arrested while allegedly attempting to organise marches in the jurisdictions of Demra, Turag, Darus Salam and Mirpur Model police stations.”
According to the respective police stations, two people were arrested by Turag Police, eight by Mirpur Model Police, four by Demra Police and one by Darus Salam Police.
Mirpur Model Police Station OC Hafizur Rahman said eight activists of the banned organisation were arrested around 12:30am today while marching past the police station.
Crude bombs were recovered from those arrested, he added.
Meanwhile, Turag Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mustafizur Rahman said, “Members of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League attempted to stage a march in front of the East West Medical College Hospital in Dhour, under Turag Police Station, around 1:40pm today.”
“Police arrived at the scene after receiving information, prompting those involved to flee. Two people were arrested. Both of them were identified as Chhatra League members,” he added.
Darus Salam Police Station OC Dulal Hossain also confirmed the arrest and said one member of the banned organisation was arrested after an attempted march in front of Khaja Market in Kallyanpur today.
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