At least 75 BNP and Jammat men were held in Satkira, Jhenidah and Gaibandha districts yesterday.
Satkira correspondent said a joint force of different agencies arrested 34 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, from different places of the district.
Enamul Haque, Sub-Inspector of Special Branch, said a team of the joint force, comprising members of police, Rapid Action Battalion and Border Guard, conducted separate drives in eight upazilas of the district and arrested the 34, including three of Jamaat, on various charges.
Police said the Jamaat men were arrested on sabotage charges.
Among the arrested, 10 are from Sadar, four from Kalaroa, three from Tala, five from Kaliganj, two from Ashashuni, two from Debhata, one from Patkelghata and seven from Shyamnagar upazilas.
In Jhenidah, joint forces arrested 44 BNP, Jamaat men in separate drives in six upazilas of the district.
Of them twelve were from Sadar upazila, ten from Moheshpur, ten from Shailokupa, eight from Kaligonj, two from Harinakundo and two from Kotchandpur upazila.
Additional Superintend of Police Ajbahar Ali Sheikh said, BNP and Jamaat were arrested on sabotage charges.
Gaibandah correspondent said police arrested 28 Jamaat and BNP men from several areas of the district. Additional Superintend of Police Faruk Hossain confirmed the incident.