Police arrested a local BNP leader from Kurigram Municipality on Friday in a case filed over sabotage.
Md Nur Khaleque Moyna, co-organizing secretary of Kurigram District unit Jubo Dal, was arrested from Zia Bazar area of the municipality, Masudur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kurigram Sadar Police Station, confirmed.
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According to the police, a case was filed under the Special Powers Act at the Sadar police station in November this year. Nur Khaleque was accused in that case.
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Regarding this, the President of Kurigram Jubo Dal, Md Raihan Kabir, tried to contact several times on his mobile phone to get comments on but failed.
The BNP leader was sent to jail on Saturday morning, said the OC.
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