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From Daily Star · () English

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  • Police detained 45 activists from the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) after they held a procession on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Cumilla.
  • The procession was organized by the Cumilla district (south) unit of BCL, but activists from Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal intervened, leading to clashes.
  • Police dispersed the BCL activists, detained 45 individuals, and seized three microbuses and two buses.

Police detained 45 activists from the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Cumilla after they organized a procession. The Cumilla district (south) unit of BCL was allegedly behind the event.

Eyewitnesses reported that a large number of BCL activists gathered and brought out a flash procession around 2:30 p.m. However, activists from Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal pursued the participants, apprehending several individuals. Kazi Zubayer Alam Zilani, president of the Cumilla district (south) unit of Chhatra Dal, stated that his organization would firmly resist anyone attempting to create public inconvenience in the name of a procession.

Officer-in-charge of Cumilla Sadar Dakshin Police Station, Md Rakibul Islam, confirmed the detentions. Police arrived at the scene, dispersed the BCL activists, and detained 45 people after searching nearby areas. Three microbuses and two buses were also seized. Legal action against the detainees is currently underway.

If anyone attempts to create public inconvenience in the name of a procession, we will resist it firmly.

— Kazi Zubayer Alam ZilaniPresident of Cumilla district (south) unit of Chhatra Dal, speaking to reporters about the incident.
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