25 Jamaat men held in Dhaka

Police has arrested 25 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh from a house in the capital’s Panthapath area. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner (Tajgoan division) Biplob Kumar Sarkar told the Dhaka Tribue that the Jamaat men were arrested from a house beside Samorita Hospital in Panthapath area around 3pm. The arrestees were holding a meeting to plan for anti-government activities, he added. Police also seized 16 computers and some handouts and books from the house.