Jamaat leaders and activists besiege Nandigram police station in Bogura to release accused

Nandigram Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Abu Musa Sarkar said that although Abdur Rahim, a named accused in the case filed over the attack on journalist Nazrul Islam, is the general secretary of Burail Union Ward No. 5 Jubo League, Jamaat-Shibir leaders and activists came and took position at the police station premises this morning, claiming him to be a leader of Sramik Kalyan Federation and demanding his release. Later, the upazila Jamaat ameer and other top leaders were informed that the police arrested the named accused in accordance with the law. There is no scope to release an accused in a case from the police station without obtaining bail from the court. Afterwards, the leaders left the police station along with their party activists.