, Oct. 9 -- Detectives during an overnight operation have detained five leaders and activists of Awami League and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League including former MP of Naogaon-6 constituency Omar Faruk Sumon from different parts of the capital.

The other arrestees are Abu Naim Juber, 22, former vice-president of Dhaka Metropolitan Noth unit Chhatra League, Tanvir Islam, 30, vice-president of Mirpur Model Police Station Chhatra League, Sazzad Hossain, 57, religious affairs secretary of Awami League and Amzad Hossain Rajon, 44, vice-president of Motijheel T&T Colony unit Jubo League.

Tipped off, a team of BD police conducted a drive in different parts of the capital and arrested them, said deputy commissioner (media) of DMP, Talebur Rah...