The police detained three people in the Paltan and Baitul Mukarram areas of Dhaka on Friday while they were chanting slogans criticizing the government. The law enforecement agency claimed that on at 2:15pm, a group of people assembled in the Paltan area and began shouting anti-government slogans. Additional forces were in the Baitul Mukarram area from noon, and they told those who had offered Jummah prayers at the national mosque to leave its premises quickly. The police also stopped people from gathering in the area around Paltan. Paltan police station OC denied requests for comment.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 30, 2022 10:53 UTC