Chhatra League protest march in Noakhali despite inclement weather, 5 arrested

Local correspondent

Despite the rain and clouds, Chhatra League leaders and activists held a procession in Chaumuhani town of Begumganj upazila of Noakhali. Former Chhatra League leader Nazmul Shihab broadcasted the procession live from his Facebook profile.

Yesterday at around 3:45 pm, former and current leaders and activists of Chhatra League took out a procession from Railway Line Road. Suddenly, when the news spread throughout the city, the Yunus government’s police force was activated.

Upon hearing the news of the Chhatra League’s procession despite the hostile weather, leaders and activists of Awami League and party organizations in various districts of the country applauded and encouraged them. But after the procession, the police of Begumganj Police Station arrested 5 leaders and activists who participated in the procession.

According to Chhatra League sources, the procession was taken out from the Chaumuhani Railway Station area of the upazila at around 3:45 pm. Fifty youth participated in it. The marchers were holding banners reading “Get rid of Yunus, save the country, Sheikh Hasina will come, Bangladesh will laugh.”

When asked, Begumganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Dewan Liton confirmed the procession of Chhatra League leaders and activists.

He said that he himself is busy in the operation to arrest the marchers. 5 people have already been arrested, all of them identified. The arrest operation is ongoing.