AL men arrested in Bogra

10 December 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Bogra

Bogra Sadar police on Wednesday arrested three Awami League leaders and activists and recovered phensidyl and sharp weapons. The arrestees are district convenor of Bangabandhu Sainik League Asadur Rahman Sumon, 34, Gaziul Haq, 45 and Moniruzzaman Monzu, 36. All of them were sent to jail hajat yesterday morning. Police said, acting on a tip off, a team in a raid recovered a bag full of phensidyl, a few sharp axes from Puran Bogra area in the town at around 9.30pm on Wednesday. Officer-in-charge (OC) Jahangir Hossain told journalists that a good number of AL leaders and workers later thronged the police station for release of the arrestees. A high official of Bogra police said that a number of lawmakers including a top leader of AL Bogra district unit were also putting pressure on the OC to release the arrested party leaders and workers.