12 BNP, Jamaat men held in Dhaka

6 March 2015, 06:27 AM

UPDATED 8 March 2015, 10:22 AM

By Star Online Report

Police detained at least 12 activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in 24-hour raids through different parts of Dhaka until this morning.

They were held allegedly for planning sabotage in the capital during BNP’s agitation, according to a text message flouted by the media wing of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).

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Of the arrestees, 11 are BNP men and one is an activist of Jamaat.

JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI CRACKDOWN RAID DETENTION HELD DHAKA BANGLADESH SABOTAGE CRIME POLICE DMP

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