Police have arrested five activists of the banned Awami League and Chhatra League in Sherpur on charges of attempting to bring out a procession with the 'Joy Bangla' slogan. They were arrested in the early hours of Friday from an area adjacent to the Sherpur-GazirKhamar-Nalitabari road in GazirKhamar union of Sadar upazila.
The arrested individuals are Muzaffar Ali, Ramzan, Rakibul Islam, Abdur Rahman, and Sagar. Sherpur Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Khokon Chandra Ghosh stated that they were detained during regular police patrols aimed at preventing activities of the banned Awami League after they chanted slogans. A case was later filed against them under the Special Powers Act, and they were sent to the district jail through the court on Friday afternoon.
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