Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Thirteen leaders and activists of Awami League including two former lawmakers were arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act from different parts of the capital in the last 24 hours.

The arrestees include ex-lawmaker from Brahmanbaria-5 constituency Faizur Rahman Badal and ex-lawmaker from women's reserved seat-324 Tamanna Nusrat Bubli.

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested them under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Deputy Commissioner of DB (media and public relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman confirmed their arrests.

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