Police arrest 6 AL leaders

Police have arrested six leaders and activists of the banned Awami League (AL) and its affiliated organisations for allegedly holding a secret meeting at a restaurant in the capital’s Gulshan area on Friday night.

According to a Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) press release issued on Saturday, police received information that a group of AL leaders and activists had gathered at a restaurant at Police Plaza at around 9:15pm and were holding a secret meeting.

A team from Gulshan Police Station later raided the restaurant and arrested six people, the release said.
The detainees were identified as Md Mehedy Masud Chowdhury, 55, SM Rezwan Habib Alif, 33, Md Nannu Mia, 38, Md Aminur Rahman, 38, Sajal Ahmed, 29, and Md Ibrahim Hossain, 33.

Police are investigating their alleged involvement in the meeting and other activities, the DMP said.
Legal proceedings against the six arrested individuals are underway.