Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Islami Chhatra Shibir, student body of Jamaat-e-Islami, has called a daylong strike for Thursday alleging that its president was beaten during remand and demanding his release.
Abdul Jabbar, secretary general of Shibir, made the announcement through a press release on Tuesday.
On March 31, police arrested Shibir President Delwar Hossain at his sister’s house in Shyamoli of the capital.
He was placed on a 14 days’ remand on April 1 for his alleged involvement in assaulting police and blasting cocktails on Mirpur Road in the capital on February 28.
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