Police on Sunday arrested 31 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chattra Shibir from a procession they brought out as part of their ‘ongoing anti-government movement’ in station area of Dinajpur town. Leaders and activists of different areas of Jamaat-Shibir brought out a protest procession around 7 am demanding the release of party leaders and activists from , said Tanvirul Islam Tanvir, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali police station. Read more: Jamaat, Shibir men clash with police over holding mass procession in Malibagh Police arrested 31 people when they tried to escape on a bus sensing police presence. The leaders and activists from various areas including Chiribandar Debiganj were gathering in the town and trying to carry out sabotage, said the OC. The police also seized the bus, he added. Read more: 150 Jamaat-Shibir men sued, 6 held over attack on police in Rajshahi Legal action is underway against the detainees in this regard, said OC Tanvir.

Police on Tuesday detained as many as 49 suspected members of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir in Chattogram. Officers said the suspects were detained from a hotel in Terry Bazar of Chattogram metropolitan area around 1am. Read: Man gets death sentence for killing wife over dowry in Tangail "The detainees are being questioned on their links with the banned outfits, at the Kotwali police station,” Muzahidul Islam, assistant commissioner of Kotwali zone, told UNB. A leader of the metropolitan unit of BNP, on condition of anonymity, said, “Some current and former leaders of Tery Bazar Traders’ Association are among the detainees.” Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of Kotwali police station, said that some people were detained during a drive but refused to give further details. Read: India deserves thanks for arresting PK Halder: HC Meanwhile, Jamaat leaders of the port city remained unavailable for a comment on the detention of the suspected activists.  

Police here on Friday arrested 16 leaders and activists of  Jamaat –e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Charmohanpur area in Sadar upazila with cocktails and gunpowder.