Police in Gopalganj have arrested 18 people over the beating of police officers and the vandalising of a police pickup van by a procession of the Jubo League and the banned Chhatra League.
They were arrested in raids across the district from Sunday evening (25 October) to Monday afternoon (26 October).
Police had earlier arrested 7 people over the attack, bringing the total held in the case to 25.
Additional Superintendent of Police Mohammad Kazi Humayun Rashid confirmed the arrests and said raids were continuing to catch everyone involved.
On Saturday afternoon (24 October), leaders and activists of the Chhatra League, whose activities are banned, and the Jubo League came in a procession to the Raghunathpur ferry ghat area of Sadar upazila, attacked police officers on patrol and smashed a vehicle. Two people, including a police sub-inspector, were injured.
The next afternoon, Sunday (25 October), the injured police inspector Md Ful Mia filed a case at Gopalganj Sadar police station naming 40 people and accusing 40 to 50 others who were not named.
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