Sabotage case: 721 arrested by RAB since Oct 28

News Desk :
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a total of six leaders and activists of BNP and its student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from different parts of the country for their alleged involvement in car vandalism, arson and sabotage on Saturday.

So far, the elite force arrested a total of 721 people involved in violence and sabotage in different parts of the country since October 28, according to a press release sent from the RAB headquarters, reports UNB.

On Saturday, the RAB force conducted drives in the capital’s Bangshal and Chawkbazar areas and arrested BNP man Arman and JCD fellow Rabbi Hossain for involvement with the arson, vandalism and other crimes.

The political temperature in Bangladesh has been rising in recent months as the BNP, the country’s largest opposition group, continues to press ahead with its campaign to replace the Awami League government with a non-partisan caretaker system ahead of the election.

As part of its campaign, the BNP organised a mass rally at Dhaka’s Naya Paltan on Oct 28. But the event was marred by deadly clashes with the police, leading the opposition group to enforce several rounds of hartals and transport blockades in protest.

The BNP campaign garnered support from like-minded parties, and Jamaat-e-Islami, a long-time ally of the party, initiated similar programmes separately.