Gazipur, May 5 -- Police have detained 54 people in connection with the attack on NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah's car in Gazipur on Sunday.

Police detained them in drives conducted in different parts of the city throughout Sunday night, said Md Rabiul Hasan, Deputy Commissioner (Crime-North) of Gazipur Metropolitan Police.

The detainees are being interrogated and legal action is underway, he added.

According to local sources, most of the detainees are leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies.

A case is expected to be filed with the city's Basan Police Station with NCP's Gazipur district representative Al Amin as the complainant.

Police arrested two people- Md Nizam Uddin, a Jubo League leader of Ward 13 in Gazipur ...