Sheikh Hasina slogans at Gopalganj concert; organiser arrested under Anti-Terrorism Act

Gopalganj Correspondent

Police have arrested Hafizur Rahman Piyal, the organizer of a concert held at the municipal park in Gopalganj town, for raising slogans in favor of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He has been arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act for organizing the concert without police permission and creating chaos during the event.

According to local sources, the concert was organized at Gopalganj Municipal Park on Monday (September 7) evening to mark the grand opening of the FNF Convention Hall and Party Center. Mainul Ahsan Nobel, famous for his role in the reality show “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa” on Zee Bangla in Kolkata, was scheduled to perform as a guest artist at the event.

However, just before Nobel took the stage, a section of the audience started chanting various political slogans in the name of Sheikh Hasina. This created tension and chaos at the venue. The organizers tried to stop the slogans and declared the event non-political, but the concert was stopped at around 9:15 pm as the situation could not be brought under control.

Slogan video:

Police detained organizer Hafizur Rahman Piyal for questioning on Monday night in connection with the incident. The next morning, Tuesday (September 8), he was formally arrested in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act and sent to jail through a court.

Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gopalganj Sadar Police Station Md. Aminul Islam said that organizer Hafizur Rahman Piyal was arrested on charges of involvement and responsibility in the incident of raising unwanted slogans and creating chaos at the concert.

Meanwhile, Gopalganj Superintendent of Police Md. Habibullah said that the concert was organized without police permission and chaos was created there. In addition, there are allegations that activists and supporters of banned organizations gathered at the event. For these reasons, Hafizur Rahman has been arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act, he said.