Pabna, Oct 01 (V7N) – Police detained 15 people, including Abdul Wahab, president of the Sujanagar upazila unit of the Awami League and a former upazila chairman, while they were allegedly preparing to hold a procession in Pabna city on Wednesday morning.
A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Pabna district police detained them around 6:30am from in front of Indira Mor on Abdul Hamid Road in the city.
The identities of the other detainees were not immediately available.
Abdus Salam, officer-in-charge of the Pabna District DB, confirmed the detentions, saying the group had allegedly planned acts of violence in the city.
“Based on confidential information, we conducted an operation and detained them while they were arriving in a microbus and preparing to bring out a procession as part of their alleged plan,” he said.
The detainees were later sent to Pabna Sadar Police Station for legal action, he added.
This was reportedly the third time Abdul Wahab has been detained since Aug 5, 2024.
Police first detained him from the Mathurapur area on Feb 2, 2025. He was allegedly snatched from a police van by local Awami League activists while being taken into custody, leaving eight police personnel injured. Police arrested him again on Feb 5, three days after the incident.
After being released on bail, Wahab and his supporters allegedly attempted to resume Awami League activities in the Sujanagar area.
On April 23 this year, police conducted an overnight operation in Mathurapur and detained 21 leaders and activists of the Awami League, Chhatra League and Jubo League, including Wahab. They were later released on bail several weeks afterward.
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