Sylhet Bureau :
Eight people have been arrested for inciting anarchy and violence among general mass over the arrest of Hefazat-e-Islam joint secretary general Mamunul Haque in Zakiganj of Sylhet.
The arrestees are – Sahab Uddin, 30, Zakaria, 32, Manzur Ahmed, 48, Shah Mortuza Ali Raju, 40, Zillur Rahman, 50, Humayun Azad, 45, Nurul Haque Khan, 47 and Kamil Ahmed, 22.
All of them are activists of BNP, Jamaat or Hefazat.
Officer-in-charge of Zakiganj police station Abul Qasim confirmed the news and said, the arrests were made on Monday night following a case filed against 17 named and several unnamed accused under the Special Powers Act.
Operations are currently underway to identify and arrest the others involved, he added.
According to police and local sources, a group of people, mainly activists and leaders of Hefazat, BNP and Jamaat brought out a procession protesting Mamunuls arrest in Shahgali area of Zakiganj at around 10:00pm on Monday.
