The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday arrested six BNP activists from the city’s High Court area.
Members of Rab 3 made the arrests in front of the main gate of the High Court when the six BNP activists were on their way to appear before the court to seek anticipatory bail in three cases.
The authorities identified them as supporters of the BNP’s International Affairs Secretary and former state minister for education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon.
The Rab members arrested them at about 11:30am and later handed them over to Shahbagh police station.
The arrested are Awlad Hossain, 29, Mamunur Rashid, 29, Jahangir, 40, Rafiqul Islam, 41, Selim, 35, and Kabir Hossain, 35.
When contacted, Sub-Inspector Maksud of Shahbagh police station said the elite force members had arrested the six BNP men as they were accused in cases filed with Kachua police station in Chandpur.
