Police detained three leaders of the Awami League (whose activities are banned) by conducting a raid on an apartment in the capital's Mohammadpur area. Later, a case was filed against them under the Anti-Terrorism Act, and they were sent to jail. The arrested individuals are three leaders of the Awami League from Pabna's Ishwardi and Atgharia upazilas, among whom two are former municipality mayors and one is a former upazila parishad chairman.
They were detained during a raid on a Mohammadpur apartment around 4:00 PM on Monday. Md. Jewel Rana, Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mohammadpur region, shared this information on Tuesday (October 20).
The detained individuals are Abul Kalam Azad (61), Mokhlesur Rahman (64), and Shahidul Islam (63). Abul Kalam Azad is the general secretary of the Ishwardi Upazila Awami League and a former municipal mayor. Mokhlesur Rahman is the former general secretary of the same upazila Awami League and a former upazila parishad chairman. On the other hand, Shahidul Islam is the former mayor of Atgharia municipality and the president of the upazila Awami League.
According to the police statement regarding the allegations, "The three leaders were in mobile phone contact with central leaders of the party. They were staying at that apartment in Mohammadpur for the purpose of conducting party activities and terrorist acts in Dhaka."
