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CHATTOGRAM: Police have arrested six activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Sitakunda for allegedly preparing to hold a flash rally.
They were arrested after Friday prayers on September 18 from the area around Bridge No. 5 on the Fouzdarhat-Bayezid Link Road in the upazila.
The detainees were identified as Jamshed, 30, and Shakib, 24, from Noapara in Raozan; Sabbir Hossain, 24, from Kochukhain; Mamunur Rahman Maruf, 22, from Baluchhara in Bayezid; Arman, 24, from Fatehpur in Hathazari; and Adnan Habib, 21, from Natunpara in Chikandandi union of Hathazari.
Police said several people gathered in the Fouzdarhat Link Road area on motorcycles after Friday prayers. Acting on a tip-off, police arrived at the scene, dispersed them and arrested six people.
Rubel Afrad, in-charge of the Fouzdarhat Police Outpost, said a group of activists of the banned Chhatra League had attempted to bring out a flash rally on the Fouzdarhat Link Road. Police rushed to the scene and arrested six of them after chasing the group, while others managed to flee.
He said preparations were underway to file a case against the six under the Anti-Terrorism Act. They will be sent to court after interrogation.
