Kishoreganj Correspondent

A total of 15 cases have been filed against nearly 3300 BNP and Jamaat leaders, activists and arrested at least 230 including kishoreganj District President Shariful Alam in 10 days between 28 October and Saturday throughout in Kishoreganj district.

Advocate Jalaluddin Ahamed, Vice president of Kishoreganj district BNP alleged that police are arresting BNP leaders and activists indiscriminately and sending them to the court as unnamed accused in different case field in police stations. District BNP president Sariful Alam and orhers are in police custody on remand Court granted three to four days of remand for them.

Police Super( SP) of Kishoreganj, Md.Rashel Sheikh PPM (Bar) told The New Nation that, at least 150 men were accused in several cases on charges of being involved in conspiracy against the government, under the special power Act and the Explosive substances Act.

Bhairab' s police arrested at least five BNP leaders in Bhairab of Kishoreganj from Sylhet. On secret information, a police team of Bhairab police station arrested them from a house in Sylhet's Zindabazar.
The arrested leaders are the convener of Bhairab Paur BNP. Shahin, member secretary VP. Mujibur Rahman, joint member secretary. Zillur Rahman, convener of Upazila Jubodal Delwar Hossain Sujan, General Secretary and Vice Chairman of Upazila Parishad. Al Mamun. Additional. SP ( Crime & Ops) Md. Al -Amin confirmed their arrest from Sylhet.

He also said that there is a case of sabotage against them. It is to be noted that on November 4, the local BNP called for a morning-evening hartal to protest the arrest of five leaders and activists, including central BNP's Assistant Organizing Secretary and Kishoreganj district BNP president Shariful Alam. However, the leaders and activists of the blockade and strike were not seen on the road.
On the other hand, Awami League held a peace rally at Bhairab Durjoy intersection of Dhaka-Sylhet highway to resist the hartal called by BNP in Bhairab.

Rejecting BNP's hartal, Awami League leaders and activists gathered with sticks at different points of the city including Durjoy Mor at Bhairab bus stand from dawn.

Despite the strike, the life of ordinary people in Bhairab is normal. Although the long-distance bus traffic has reduced, small and large private vehicles including trucks, rickshaws, auto-rickshaws have been seen plying on the road. Members of law and order forces including BGB are continuing their activities since morning.