DHAKA, Oct 27, 2025 (BSS) - Police arrested eight leaders and activists of fallen fascist Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies from different parts of the capital in the last 24 hours on charges of destabilizing the country by bringing out sudden processions.

The arrestee were identified as Ekram Hossain (25), organizing secretary of Alipur Union Chhatra League, Adnan Pipul, information and technology affairs secretary of Daganbhuiyan Thana in Feni District, Md Asibul Haque Arnab (25), member of Tejgaon University College Chhatra League unit, Sajib Rahim Palak, joint general secretary of Purba Chandrapur Union Chhatra League of Daganbhuiyan Thana in Feni, Saker Alam, member of Iqbal Memorial College Chhatra League in Feni, Md Zahurul Islam, member of Chuadanga Zila Parisad, Mokarram Hossain (48), vice president of Jatrabari Unit No. 63 Ward Awami League and Yasmin Rahman (48), general secretary of Wari Thana No. 39 Ward Mohila Awami League.

Confirming the arrests, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Telebur Rahman said separate teams of Detective Branch (DB) arrested them from Mohammadpur, Gabtoli, Jatrabari and Lalbagh areas.

The detainees were involved in organizing and destabilizing the country by holding sudden processions in different parts of the capital, said a DMP press release.

Legal action is underway against the detainees, it said.