A 35-year-old man was arrested in Sylhet today (September 29, 2022) for a Facebook status on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her birthday yesterday.
The arrestee was identified as Abdullah Al Mamun of Nijpat union of Jaintapur upazila.
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Some local Chhatra League activists caught him around 2:00pm from near Chunahati Mosque on Sylhet-Tamabil Highway and handed him over to cops, said police.
On Thursday, some BCL leaders including upazila committee leader Nehal Paul detained Mamun and handed him over to police, said Kazi Shahedul Islam, sub-inspector of the Jaintapur Model Police Station.
Mamun is currently in police custody and a case will be registered in this regard upon receiving a complaint.
Md Liakat Ali, general secretary of Nijpat union AL committee, said he will lodge a complaint in this regard with police.
