9 Rangpur Shibir men held on subversion charge

Police arrested nine activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir from a students' mess in Rangpur city yesterday on charge of planning subversive activities.

The arrestees are Abdul Quddus, 19, son of Nazir Hossain of Pulpar village under Ranisankail  upazila in Thakurgaon district; Sultan Mahmud, 18, son of Abdur Rahman of Bhajaner Khamar village in Gaibandha Sadar upazila; Maruf Mian, 18, son of Khairul Islam of Balarampur village under Palashbari upazila in Gaibandha district; Hasan Uddin, 18, son of late Abdul Jabbar of Mostafapur village under Palashbari upazila in Gaibandha district; Masud Rana, 18, son of Rafiqul Islam of Deodoba village under Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha district; Mosaddek Hossain, 18, son of Abdus Sattar of Jahanabad-Bazarpara village under Parbatipur upazila in Dinajpur district; Anisur Rahman, 18, son of Jonab Uddin of  Ajatari-Neoashi village under Nageshwari upazila in Kurigram district; Mahfuzar Rahman, 18, son of Nowsher Ali of Chhayanipara village under Ulipur upazila in Kurigram district; and Arif Hossain, 18, son of Wazed Ali of Madhupur village under Kishoreganj upazila of Nilphamari district.

Md Abdul Quader Jilani, officer-in-charge of Rangpur Kotwali Police Station, said, law enforcers, acting on a tip-off, raided the students' mess in Luckypara area in the city and arrested the Shibir activists while they were holding a 'secret' meeting.

Police took them into custody for primary interrogation, the OC added.