Jubo League man, another arrested for organising 'anti-govt Islamic rally'
Police early yesterday arrested two people, including a Jubo League leader, in Godagari upazila for organising an Islamic gathering where a speaker allegedly called upon people to wage a “jihad against the government”.
The arrestees were Khoibur Rahman Liton, president of the organising committee of the event and member of ward-9 of Basudevpur Union Parishad, and Khadimul Islam, union parishad secretary and also the ward unit Jubo League general secretary.
The gathering was organised at Paharpur Namajgram village on Saturday night without permission from the police, said Hifjur Alam Munshi, OC of Godagari Police Station.
Iman Hasan Naseri, a teacher of Khulna Alia Madrasa, was the main speaker and he gave anti-government speech smearing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
At one stage, he called for a jihad against the government, said the OC.
Following verbal complaints by locals, the police raided the event around 1:30am on Sunday. The two arrestees helped Naseri flee the scene, said the OC.
Most of the organisers of the event belong to Islami Chhatra Shibir, said Moyez Uddin Birprotik, general secretary of the Awami League ward unit.
“The organisers kept the Jubo League leader and UP member at the front to trick the administration … ,” he said.
Sumit Chowdhury, additional superintendent of Rajshahi police, said the police were keeping an eye on a section of people who were active in anti-government campaign through Islamic events.
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