Police arrested the 19 from the mosque’s north and south gates and two locations in Gulistan before taking them to Paltan Police Station.
TBS Report
24 October, 2026, 09:25 pm
Last modified: 24 October, 2026, 09:26 pm
Police arrested 19 leaders and activists of the banned Chhatra League while they were preparing for a procession in the Baitul Mukarram area of Dhaka today (24 October).
The arrests were made around 4pm at the north and south gates of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, Dainik Bangla intersection, and Gulistan.
The names and organisational positions of those arrested were not immediately available.
Niaz Mehedi, additional deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Media and Public Relations Division, confirmed the matter.
He said the 19 activists were arrested while preparing for a procession organised by the banned organisation.
They have been taken to Paltan Police Station, and further legal action is under way, he added.