Banned Awami League leader Jahangir detained at Darshana checkpost on way to India
Jahangir Hossain, a leader of the banned Awami League from Atgharia upazila in Pabna, prepared to travel to India but ultimately could not cross the border. Immigration police detained him on Wednesday afternoon (11 November) as he was leaving the country at the Darshana Joynagar immigration checkpost in Chuadanga.
Jahangir Hossain is the son of Ismail Sardar of the Baruipara area of Ekdanta union in Atgharia upazila, Pabna. Although he is involved in local Awami League politics, he himself has acknowledged that he holds no formal post in the party.
Mohammad Tuhin, sub-inspector in charge of the Darshana Joynagar immigration checkpost, said Jahangir Hossain came to the departure desk to travel to India on a travel visa. Immigration police detained him when a travel ban against him was detected.
Sub-inspector Mohammad Tuhin also said that after his detention, Jahangir Hossain was shown arrested in two cases filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Atgharia police station in Pabna on 17 August.
