Bangladesh
Police arrest Chattogram city unit chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Muhammad Shahjahan
Dhaka, Aug 30: Police have arrested the Chattogram city unit chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Muhammad Shahjahan for allegedly planning sabotage, media reports said on Thursday.
Police also arrested 11 other activists and leaders for same allegations against them.
They were arrested from a meeting in a house at Sugandha Residential Area under Panchlaish Police Station on Thursday night, police told bdnews24.
The arrested people also include names like Jamaat unit’s Secretary General Nazrul Islam and Organising Secretary Mohammad Ullah.
Asked about the charges against them, Chattogram Metropolitan Police Additional Deputy Commissioner Mizanur Rahman told bdnews24 the details would be revealed later.
"They were arrested while holding a secret meeting. They gathered to plan acts of sabotage,” the police officer said and added some documents were recovered from the house," he told the news portal.
