Cops nab 16 BNP men in Sylhet

SYLHET, Sep 04 (UNB): Police in a drive detained a total of 16 local leaders and activists of BNP from Goalbazar union parishad chairman's residence in Osmani Nagar upazila on Monday night.

Acting on a tip-off, police detained them while they were conducting a secret meeting around 10 pm, said Md Ali Mahmud, officer-in-charge of Osmaninagar Police Station.

The arrestees are Osmani Nagar Upazila BNP ex-president Syed Motahir Ali, General Secretary and Dayamir UP Chairman STM Fakhar Uddin, Upazila Vice-chairman Gayas Mia, Goalbazar Union BNP President Syed Kawsar Ahmad, activists Sirajul Islam, Kayes Ahmed Chowdhury, Irshad Uddin Zillu, Abdul Mannan, Kamal Ahmed Parvez, Hadis Khan, Kamru Mia, Sarjan Mia, Sharif Ahmad Chowdhury, Abdu Kalam and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal joint conveners Rakib Ali and Atiqul Alam.