Police have detained seven leaders and activists of the Awami League, a political organisation whose activities are banned, during what they said was a secret meeting in Alamdanga, Chuadanga.
They were detained at a tea stall in the Bhangbaria Bazar area of the upazila at midday on Tuesday, 10 November.
According to Alamdanga police station, a group from the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations gathered at Ali Pramanik’s tea stall in Bhangbaria Bazar at about 12 noon on Tuesday and were holding a secret meeting.
Police said their initial inquiry found that the meeting was planning sabotage in the area around a programme called across the country. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the spot at once and caught them there.
Those detained include Kawsar Ahmed Bablu, 55, information and research secretary of the Chuadanga district Awami League and a former chairman of Bhangbaria union parishad.
The others are Asmat Ullah, 40, president of the Bhangbaria union Zaker Party, and local Awami League leaders Rezaul Islam, 42, Amarat Ali, 37, Minarul Islam, 50, Lalu, 45, and Azizul Haque, 64.
The officer in charge of Alamdanga police station said a case was being prepared against the detainees under the relevant law and that they would be sent to court once the legal process was complete.
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