Pabna, Oct 14 (UNB) – Police in a drive arrested 14 people, including 13 members of Islami Chhatri Sangstha, from Mansurabad in the district town early Monday.
The arrestees are Anwar Hossain, 45, a Madrasa principal of Sathia uapzila, Rabeya Khatun, 25, Luna Khatun, 28, Taslima Khatun Suraiya, 18, Mahfuza, 22, Nazma Khatun, 27, Fatema, 22, Asmaul Hosna, 25, Uma Khatun, 30, Lucky, 24, Sharmin, 26, ArifaKhatun, 28, Shamima Nasrin, 20 and Tanzila Khatun, 20.
They are students of different colleges and universities.
Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive at a house in the area and arrested them in the dead of night for their involvement in anti-state activities, said Rafiqul Islam superintendent of Pabna Police.
Police also recovered some books, leaflets, some documents and mobile phone sets from their possession.