5 members of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement arrested on charges of extortion

27 July, 2025, 10:45 am

Last modified: 27 July, 2025, 10:47 am

5 members of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement arrested on charges of extortion

27 July, 2025, 10:45 am

Last modified: 27 July, 2025, 10:47 am

Five people, including Riyad, the joint convener of the private university branch of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, were arrested red-handed while trying to extort in the name of coordinators in the capital's Gulshan.

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