3 BNP leaders including Mosharraf held

Witnesses said ABM Mosharraf,  Adv Alam and Adv Touhid attended a discussion at the Press Club today.

Police detained them while coming out of the venue at about 12:30pm.

They were,later, shown arrested in a case filed over attack on police and vandalism on November 26.

Shahbagh police OC Abul Hasan confirmed the arrest.

On November 26, BNP and its front organisations staged demonstration and sit-in in the HC area demanding the release of jailed party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

A chase and counter chase took place between the BNP men and police.

The law enforcers lobbed tear gas shells to disperse them. The agitators then threw brick chips aiming to the law enforcers.

Police filed a case with Shahbagh Police Station the same night accusing 500 BNP leaders and activists including Mirza Fakhrul.

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