Habiganj, Jan. 4 -- Habiganj Detective Branch (DB) police on Saturday evening detained Mahdi Hasan, member secretary of the Habiganj district unit of the Students Against Discrimination (SAD).

According to SAD leaders and activists, Mahdi was picked up from a residence in the city's Shayestanagar area and taken to Habiganj Sadar Police Station in a microbus.

Confirming the detention, Habiganj Superintendent of Police Yasmin Akter said Mahdi Hasan had been detained, adding that details regarding the grounds for the detention would be shared later.

Following his detention, leaders and activists of SAD gathered in front of the police station, demanding his immediate release and chanting slogans.

Earlier in the day, the central committee ...