7 BNP-JCD men held in Sylhet
Police detained seven BNP and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal men from “in front of” Sylhet BNP President Abul Kaher Shamim's house at Jatarpur following a “clash between police and BNP men” yesterday evening.
A group of BNP-JCD men were gathering in front of Shamim's house. Policemen on patrol in an auto-rickshaw went there and the BNP-JCD men attacked police, claimed Mosarraf Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.
“To control the situation, police opened fire and detained them,” he said adding, “We have reason to believe that they might have gathered there to plan some anti-government activities.” Police recovered three motorbikes and three passports from the spot.
The OC confirmed the detention of Ekhlasur Rahman Munna, former organising secretary of Sylhet district JCD. He said identities of the others detained would be disclosed after their interrogation.
Shamim claimed that there was no attack on police in front of his house, rather police raided his house to harass the party leaders and activists.
Nasim Hossain, president of Sylhet metro BNP, said police were oppressing BNP leaders and activists by filing fake cases and arresting them without any reason.
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