RAB arrests 7 for arson, vandalism during hartals, blockades in Dhaka
BNP-Jamaat and their allied parties have been calling countrywide blockades since 31 October during which there have been numerous incidents of vandalism and arson.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested seven in and around Dhaka for arson and vandalism during the blockades and hartals.
Five of them were arrested by RAB-2 from Keraniganj and different areas of Dhaka for arson and vandalism in the capital's Mohammadpur, Adabar, Dhanmondi and Newmarket areas, reads a press release of RAB.
The arrested include Md Rakib Sheikh, joint convenor of Adabar police station unit of Jubo Dal, the instigator behind many arson attacks and accused in eight cases.
The others arrested are - Md Masum, 32, Md Alamgir, 38, Md Russel, 38 and Jahangir Alam, 55.
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Meanwhile, RAB-3 arrested two members of Chhatra Dal while they were preparing for vandalism in the Motijheel AGB Colony Kachabazar area of the capital.
BNP-Jamaat and their allied parties have been calling countrywide blockades since 31 October during which there have been numerous incidents of vandalism and arson.
There have been many cases regarding the incidents following by a number of arrests across the country.
