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Noakhali Correspondent: Police have arrested eight members of the banned Chhatra League following a flash protest march in Begumganj, Noakhali. Banners and sticks used during the march were also seized.
Md. Shamsuzzaman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Begumganj Police Station, confirmed the development on Monday afternoon (October 26). The arrests were made last Friday (October 23) in the Eklashpur Bazar area of the upazila.
The arrested individuals are Md. Rasel (25), Rakib (19), Abdul Alim (19), Md. Kamrul Islam (19), Md. Jihan (18), Nishan (18), Md. Siam (18), and Jishan (18).
According to police and local sources, members of the banned Chhatra League held a flash march around 12:15 PM on Friday, moving along a road near the turf in Eklashpur Union before reaching the highway. During the march, participants chanted slogans such as, "Sheikh Hasina will return, Bangladesh will smile." Acting on a tip-off, police conducted an operation and arrested eight individuals from the group. A case has been filed against them under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Subsequently, on Sunday (October 25), other members of the banned organization who remain at large circulated a 1-minute-18-second video of the march on Facebook.
Begumganj Police Station OC Md. Shamsuzzaman stated that the banners and sticks used in the march have been seized. Eight people have been arrested in connection with the incident, and operations to apprehend others involved are ongoing.
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