Police and detectives in separate drives arrested 11 leaders and activists of BNP from different areas in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj early Sunday. Abul Bashar Badsha, Rupganj municipality mayor, and Salauddin, vice-president of Sonargaon municipality unit of BNP, were among the arrestees, according to UNB. Also Read – BNP men attack police, snatch two activists from prison vanFollowing his arrest, police detained 10 more BNP men including Salauddin from the upazila in connection with carrying out sabotage and attack on police, said, Sharafat Ullat, inspector of special branch of police. Meanwhile, police detained Zulfiker Ali, senior vice president of Narail BNP and former mayor of Narail municipality, from his Adalatpur residence in the district town on Saturday midnight. Officer-in-Charge Anwar Hossain of Narail sadar police station said the BNP leader was accused in several cases filed with the police station.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 04, 2018 12:00 UTC