Dhaka, March 8 -- Police say they have arrested 19 members of the banned organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir after they defied restrictions and organised a protest march in capital Dhaka.

Hussain Muhammad Farabi, assistant commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Motijheel Zone, said the arrests were made following a clash between the marchers and law enforcers.

"A case is being prepared in relation to the incident," he said in the wee hours of Saturday.

"A total of 19 individuals have been detained. One of them appears to have mental health issues, and another is quite young. These two may be exempted, while the identities of the others are being verified."

Farabi confirmed that if everything proceeds as planned, charges under the Anti-Te...