Noakhali, Dec 12 (UNB) – Police arrested six BNP men from different areas of Sadar and Suborno Char upazilas on Wednesday in connection with the murder of a Jubo League leader in a pre-election clash.
The arrestees are—president of Suborno Char upazila Jubo Dal unit NizamUddin Faruk, organizing secretary Ibrahim Khalil, Mohammad Ali, president of 9 no ward Jubo Dal in Eojbalia union, union BNP president Shahjahan Kamal and his two brothers Nasir Uddin, MohiUddin and BNP activist Nuruzzaman.
Md Anwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sudharam Model Police Station, said that police conducted drives in different areas of the upazila at noon and arrested them.
Mohammad Hanif, general secretary of ward-8 unit of Jubo League in Eojbalia union, was killed in a pre-election fight between the supporters of Awami League and BNP over electioneering at Eojbalia in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.