Staff Reporter:
The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested Mahila Awami League leader Nahida Noor Sweety, the main organiser of the sudden procession in Tejgaon, from the capital’s Kafrul area this afternoon.
A team of DB Cyber Division arrested Sweety in a raid conducted at Kafrul thana area around 4:00 pm today, according to a police press release.
The arrested Sweety is the main planner and organizer of the sudden procession bringing in front of Rahim Metal Mosque in Tejgaon after Jummah prayer on Friday.
The arrested Sweety is a member of Dhaka City North Mahila Awami League. Besides, she is the Publicity and Publication Secretary of Kafrul Thana Mahila Awami League and the former General Secretary of Kafrul Thana Ward-94 Mahila Awami League.
DB police said detained Sweety had been organising leaders and activists of the Awami League and the banned Chhatra League in various ways and had been providing financial support to the participants in the processions.
She herself participated in the sudden procession in Tejgaon wearing a burqa along with her husband. Nine more participants in the procession have already been arrested, said the press release.
