Bangla Press Desk: The Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police have arrested two retired army officers in cases filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Cyber Security Act. The arrested individuals are Lieutenant Colonel Debashish Kumar Barua (Retd.) and Lieutenant Kazi Gulshan Ara (Retd.).
According to DB sources, they were arrested during a raid conducted on Sunday night (October 11). Shafiqul Islam, the chief of the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police, confirmed the matter.
Reports indicate that the arrests were made based on specific information regarding their involvement with the banned Awami League in a conspiracy to destabilize the country, the dissemination of anti-state propaganda on social media, and the disruption of public safety through cybercrimes.
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