Seven Jamaat leaders arrested in Khulna

KHULNA, Nov 18 : Police arrested seven Jamaat-e-Islami leaders including Koyra Upazila unit general secretary Md Mizanur Rahman from different areas of the district on charges of sedition and police assault cases Tuesday morning.

The other arrestees were identified as Maharajpur Union Unit Jamaat leaders Eser Ali Sarder, Kohinur Islam, Amirul Islam, Abul Kashem, Quamrul Islam and Abu Esa. Officer-in-charge of Koyra Police Station Harendranath Roy told BSS.

On secret information, police went an operation at different areas in Moharajpur and Amadi Union under the Upazila early hours today and arrested them from their residences.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) said that Mizanur along with his party men planned to make anarchy in Khulna Division and conspiracy against the government since long.

Mizanur Rahman, Esar Ali and Kohinur were accused in sedition case in the last eight months while the remained four were accused in police assaulted and destructive activities in the last three months during the Jamaat-Shibir hartals, OC said.