A leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League was detained in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila on Tuesday after allegedly locking the main gate of a college and putting up a poster announcing a strike.
Arif Hasan, general secretary of the Chhatra League's Samir Uddin Smriti College unit, was detained around 11am while taking photographs of the poster. Chhatra Dal leaders and activists later handed him over to police.
He is the son of Amirul Islam, a resident of the upazila.
Baliadangi upazila Chhatra Dal Convener Ilias Ali said Arif had locked the college's main gate and put up the poster as part of the banned Chhatra League's announced strike programme.
He said Chhatra Dal and activists of BNP's affiliated organisations chased and detained Arif while he was taking photographs from outside the college before handing him over to police.
Ilias added that Chhatra Dal activists had been on alert at different locations since morning. He also warned that they would not allow any Chhatra League activities in the upazila, saying they would remain active on the ground following the prime minister's directive.
Abdul Hakim, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Baliadangi Police Station, said the detainee was being questioned.
