RU teacher among 10 held in Natore

Police arrested 10 Jamaat-Shibir activists, including a teacher of Rajshahi University, while they were holding a secret meeting at Far East Islami Life Insurance office at Shahara Plaza in Natore town yesterday.
Officials of the Far East Islami Life Insurance Company claimed that police arrested the persons when they were attending a monthly meeting of the financial institution in the afternoon.
Receiving information that Jamaat and Shibir men are holding a secret meeting at Far East Islami Life Insurance Company's office in the town, Chhatra League and Jubo League activists rushed to Sahara Plaza at around 4:15pm.
Witnesses said, the BCL and Jubo League men cordoned off the office, beat up the people who were holding a meeting inside and informed the police.
Police reached the spot, arrested the Jamaat and Shibir activists and took them to Natore Sadar Police Station.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mamunur Rashid of Natore Sadar Police Station said police arrested the Jamaat- Shibir men as they were holding a secret meeting at the office.
Two persons were injured from a fall as they tried to escape arrest. They are Abul Hashem, son of Abul Kashem of Saturia village and Abdul Alim, son of Belal Hossain of Roy Halsa village in Natore Sadar upazila. Police arrested the two.
Other arrestees are Badiuzzaman, son of Abu Taleb of Bashbhag village, Syed Ali, son of Hazrat Ali of Bagrom village and Shahjalal, a teacher of Beel Haloti College in Natore Sadar upazila, Zakir Hossain, son of Abdur Rahman of Purna Kalya village under Boraigram upazila, Abdullah Al Mamun, a teacher of RU Islamic studies department, Ansar Ali, son of Motaleb Ali and Sadrul Billah, son of late Abdul Hye of Singra upazila, and Kamrul Islam, son of Altaf Molla of Kazir Chawk village under Bagatipara upazila.
Contacted, Far East Islami Life Insurance Company official Masudul Haque alleged that Chhatra League and Jubo League workers beat up the bank officials who were at the monthly coordination meeting at the office. Later, police came, arrested the officials and took them to Natore Police Station, he added.