Police arrest 19 Jamaat men in Joypurhat

Published: October 11, 2018 17:45:37

19 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested while they were holding a secret meeting at Dhalahar village under Sadar upazila in Joypurhat on Thursday.

Officer-in-charge of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station Sirajul Islam said some Jamaat leaders and activists were holding a clandestine meeting. Police launched a drive at a school building after Fazr prayers and arrested them.

The law enforcers also seized some 'Zihadi' books from their possession, he said, reports UNB.