11 female Jamaat activists arrested in Chandpur

Police arrested 11 female members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur on Sunday night during a secret meeting.

They were arrested from 11th floor of a multistoried building at Paschim Bazar, said Md Nazrul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Hajiganj police station.

A Chandpur court on Monday sent all the arrestees to jail said the OC.

OC Nazrul said the house owned by a retired deputy assistant agriculture officer was under surveillance on suspicion and the Jamaat members were arrested on allegation of planning anti-state activities.

The owner however remained absconding, he said.

Police seized some materials like books, leaflets, and invitation cards for spreading Jamaat’s ideology during the arrest.