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Jubo League leader Samrat detained

Staff Correspondent
Dhaka South unit Jubo League president Ismail Hossain alias Samrat. Prothom Alo File Photo
Dhaka South unit Jubo League president Ismail Hossain alias Samrat. Prothom Alo File Photo

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained Dhaka South unit Jubo League president Ismail Hossain alias Samrat and one of his associates Arman in Chauddagram of Cumilla early Sunday, reports news agency UNB.

Lieutenant colonel Sarwar Bin Kashem, director, legal and media wing of RAB, said they detained the two from Chauddagram upazila around 5:00am “on specific allegation”.

Dhaka South unit Jubo League president Ismail Hossain alias Samrat (L) and Jubo League chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury. Photo: Collected

A local representative, seeking anonymity, said Samrat had taken shelter in the house of transport businessman Monir Hossain at Kunja Sreepur village in Alkara union of the upazila.

The anti-casino drive began on 18 September. Prothom Alo File Photo

On 24 September, the government imposed a travel ban on Samrat.

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal recently said the Jubo League leader would be arrested if police found any proof against him.

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