Five Awami League Workers Arrested in Sherpur's Gazirkhamar on Sabotage Preparation Allegation

Police have arrested five workers of the Awami League, whose activities are banned, in Sherpur on allegations of preparing sabotage. They were detained in a raid on Friday afternoon in Uttarkanda village of Gazirkhamar Union in Sherpur Sadar Upazila.

Khokon Chandra Ghosh, officer-in-charge of Sherpur Sadar Police Station, confirmed the matter on Friday night.

The arrested men are Mozaffar Ali, son of Abbas Ali; Ramzan Mia, son of Shipon Mia; Sagar Islam, son of Saiful Islam; Rakibul Islam, son of Bachchu Mia; and Abdur Rahman, son of Fakir Mahmud, all of Uttarkanda village in Gazirkhamar Union of Sadar Upazila.

Police said several Awami League workers were gathering in the Gazirkhamar area on Friday afternoon to prepare sabotage. Police raided the area acting on secret information.

Police said they continued chanting anti-government slogans in the presence of police. Five of them were then detained there and brought to the police station.

A case was filed against them at Sherpur Sadar Police Station under the Special Powers Act, and they were shown arrested in that case.

OC Khokon Chandra Ghosh said they were preparing sabotage and chanted anti-government slogans in front of police. After the case, they were sent to Sherpur District Jail through the court.