Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Police have detained 11 people on the second day of protests demanding the introduction of a "Secretariat allowance".

Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of the Ramna division, said on Thursday afternoon that the detainees had been taken into police custody.

Among them are Badiul Kabir, president of the Bangladesh Secretariat Officers and Employees Joint Council, and its Vice-President Shahin Golam Rabbani. The identities of the others have not yet been confirmed.

Masud said they will face allegations of creating disorder in a key point installation (KPI) such as the Secretariat that amounted to taking a stand against the government.

Joint Commissioner Sana Shaminur Rahman said several people were detained for disorderly...