8 Mohila Dal activists detained in Jamalpur

Police detained 10 local activists of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal and Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal while picketing during hartal in the district town on Wednesday morning.The BNP-led 18-party alliance called the countrywide two-day series of hartal for today (Wednesday) and Thursday protesting the killing of unarmed Alems (Islamic scholars) in a crackdown on Hefajat-e-Islami’s sit-in at Shapla Chattar early Monday.
Witnesses said a group of activists of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal and Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal blocked the main road torching tyres at Singhajani School intersection of the town at about 7:00am.
Later, Jamalpur Sadar Thana police broke their barricade and detained eight activists of Mohila Dal and two of Sramik Dal from the area.
(UNB, Jamalpur)

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