6 BNP men detained in N'ganj

6 BNP men detained in N'ganj

Narayanganj, Feb 5 (Just News) : Police detained six BNP leaders and activists from different parts of Narayanganj on Monday.

The detainees are : BNP international affairs assistant secretary Nazrul Islam Azad, metropolitan BNP vice-president adv Sakhawat Hossain, BNP leader adv Anwar Pradhan, adv Mainuddin and two activists Israfil and Jewel.

Police sources said they nabbed the six from the spot as they broke police barricade of the road while BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia crossing the road.

A large number of police have been deployed on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Araihazar upazila since morning centreing the BNP chief's Sylhet visit.

Additional superintendent of Narayanganj police Sharfuddin confirmed the arrest news.

Azad is an accused in a case filed for killing Jubo League leader Amzad.

(Just News/ot/1522h)