BSS
  07 Jun 2026, 19:16

Nine BCL activists arrested over flash procession in Mymensingh

MYMENSINGH, June 7, 2026 (BSS) - Police have arrested nine activists of the 
banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Mymensingh's Bhaluka upazila for 
allegedly participating in a flash procession under the banner of the 
outlawed student organization.

Confirming the arrests to BSS around 3:00 pm on Sunday, Mymensingh 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Kamrul Hasan said the operation was 
conducted jointly by district police and Bhaluka Model Police Station to 
maintain public safety and ensure normal law and order in the area.

He said legal proceedings against the detainees are currently underway.

The arrested individuals were identified as Emon Sheikh, 28, Md. Farhad 
Hossain, 28, Saiful, 40, Nazim Uddin, 25, Md. Faruk Hasan, 38, Md. Mehedi 
Hasan Alal, 35, Md. Iqbal Talukdar, 30, Rony Ghosh, 37, and Md. Monir 
Hossain, 29. 

According to police, all of them are associated with the Awami League and its 
affiliated organizations and are residents of different unions and areas of 
Bhaluka municipality and upazila.

Police sources said that on the morning of June 6, more than 100 activists 
led by Bhaluka Upazila Chhatra League General Secretary Afsanul Islam Khan 
Rafi staged a flash procession on the Mymensingh-Dhaka highway in the 
Jamirdia area under the banner of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League.

Following the incident, law enforcement agencies launched operations in 
several areas, including Habirbari and Batajor, and arrested nine individuals 
accused of taking part in the procession.