13 AL men held during procession in Savar

Police have arrested 13 leaders and activists of Awami League (AL), whose activities has been banned, during a procession on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar, reports UNB.

According to police, around 35-40 leaders and activists of AL and its associate bodies, carrying banners and sticks, brought out a procession in the Bhanga Bridge area on the highway around 1:00 pm on Wednesday when a routine police patrol spotted them.

Police chased the group and managed to arrest 13 of them, while others escaped by swimming across a nearby water body, police said.

Sub-Inspector Anwar Hossain of Savar Model Police Station said most of those arrested are residents of Savar municipality.

The arrestees are Sagar Molla, Mohammad Ali, Raju Ahmed, Olil Mia, Rajib Sarkar, Pradip Kundu, Shahid Hossain, Ratan Kumar Rajbanshi, Moksedur Rahman Sohag, Hridoy Hossain, Jibon Saha, Mokammel Hossain and Sajib Mia.