A total of 54 activists of Jamaat and Shibir have been detained for assaulting Awami League MP Abu Reza M Nezamuddin Nadvi in Lohagara upazila, Chittagong in nightlong drives.
Lohagara police station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Shahjahan confirmed the Dhaka Tribune about the detentions.
On Friday, MP Nezamuddin faced humiliation while attending a religious programme in Chunati area. Water bottles and some other objects were hurled at him.
The MP was later escorted off the premises by police.
A case was filed against Jamaat-Shibir men with Lohagora police station on Saturday regarding the matter.
