15 Awami League leaders, including 5 women, arrested in Chattogram
Police said a case was filed against the arrested individuals at Double Mooring Police Station as Case No 12, and they were sent to court after initial interrogation.
Police have arrested 15 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, including five women, for allegedly gathering to hold a discussion marking 15 August in the Mansurabad area of Double Mooring police station in Chattogram city.
The arrests were made during a raid conducted from 3:30pm to nearly 6:45pm yesterday (15 August) on the fifth floor of the "Royal Torch" apartment, owned by the late Fazlul Karim Chowdhury.
The Chattogram Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrests through a press release issued this afternoon (16 August).
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According to Double Mooring police, law enforcement conducted a raid on the building after receiving information that Awami League leaders and activists, along with members of its affiliated organisations, had gathered there for a discussion marking 15 August.
Police said a case was filed against the arrested individuals at Double Mooring Police Station as Case No 12, and they were sent to court after initial interrogation.
