UNB, Jessore :
Police in a drive detained 37 female activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including two ‘Rokon’, from Basundia area in Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.
The detained Rokons were identified as Rijia Begum, wife of Maulana A Rashid, a resident of Jagannathpur village and Shahnaj Begum, wife of Khokon Mia, a resident of Basundia Binimoy Para of Sadar upazila.
Fazar Ali, In-charge of Basundia Police camp, said being tipped off a team of police raided a house and detained them while they were holding a clandestine meeting.
They were planning to carry out subversive activities, In-charge added.
