Banned AL leader arrested at Darshana checkpoint

Immigration police arrested local Awami League leader Mohammad Jahangir Hossain from the Darshana International Immigration Checkpost in Chuadanga while he was attempting to travel to India on Wednesday.

Jahangir appeared at the departure desk of the checkpost on Wednesday afternoon and submitted his passport and other travel documents. During routine verification, immigration officials found database records showing multiple cases against him and a restriction on his leaving the country. He was subsequently detained.

Jahangir is the son of Mohammad Ismail Sardar of Ekdanta Baruipara village in Atgharia upazila of Pabna. He served as organising secretary of Pabna municipal Awami League.

According to immigration police sources, two cases have been filed against him at Atgharia Police Station under various sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009.

The cases, filed on August 17, 2026, include charges under Sections 6(2)(c), 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Act, along with several sections of the Penal Code. The First Information Report (FIR) number is 10, while the General Register (GR) number is 106.

Darshana Immigration Police Officer-in-Charge Sub-Inspector Tuhin Mia said Jahangir was detained while attempting to travel to India because of the travel ban against him.

He added that he would be handed over to the relevant police station after completion of the necessary legal procedures.

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