Awami League leader arrested in Bogura's Sherpur in explosives case
Police have arrested a local Awami League leader in Sherpur, Bogura, in a case filed under the Explosives Control Act. The arrested man, Abdul Quddus, 43, is the office secretary of Sherpur Municipal Awami League. He was arrested from his home in the Hajipur area of the town at around 12:45 a.m. on Friday night.
Sub-Inspector Tofazzal Hossain of Sherpur police station said Quddus was shown arrested in the explosives case and sent to Bogura district jail through the court on Saturday afternoon.
Quddus serves as the office secretary of Sherpur Municipal Awami League. He was also a former general secretary of the municipal Chhatra League.
According to police and the case statement, on November 15, 2023, during a blockade called as part of the BNP's central programme, the upazila BNP office in the Khejurtola area of Sherpur municipality was attacked, vandalised and hit by cocktail explosions.
The case statement alleges that leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations attacked the office with locally made weapons. They set off cocktails to spread panic, beat up BNP leaders and activists, and smashed the office furniture. The damage was estimated at about one lakh taka.
A case was filed at Sherpur police station on September 28, 2024, under the Explosives Control Act and various sections of the Penal Code over the incident. Abdul Quddus is a named accused in the case.
SI Tofazzal Hossain said Quddus was arrested from his home in Hajipur at around 12:45 a.m. on Friday night. He was then produced before the court on Saturday afternoon and sent to Bogura district jail.
The case was filed on September 28, 2024, nearly a year after the November 15, 2023 incident. Quddus had been a named accused in the case since it was filed. Police arrested him from his home on Friday night.
Police said Quddus was produced before the court after being shown arrested in the explosives case. On the court's order, he was sent to Bogura district jail.
