53 BNP-Jamaat men held in Khulna
Police detained at least 53 activists of BNP and its key ally, Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts of Khulna city during a 10-hour drive till this morning.
The BNP-Jamaat men were arrested for planning sabotage activities during the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s three-day countrywide hartal starting from tomorrow, said Moniruzzaman Mithu, additional commissioner of Khulna Metropolitan Police.
The police official confirmed that no senior leaders were arrested during the drive.
The fresh spell of shutdown announced yesterday in protest at “threats from Awami League leaders to arrest BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
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