Police have detained 10 Jamaat leaders and activists, who brought out processions in various districts of the country simultaneously in solidarity with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
In Chattogram, Panchlaish Thana police on Saturday held
Some eight Jamaat activists were held from the port city's Mohammadpur area while they were returning from the mass procession, Panchlaish Thana police confirmed.
A case has been filed against the arrestees on the charge of carrying out attacks on the police, Panchlaish police station's Duty Officer Sub-Inspector Swapan Jawti Barua told the media.
In Cumilla, the Detective Branch of Police detained 12 Jamaat activists while two others were held by Kotwali Model Thana Police from Tomchambridge area of the city.
Jamaat arranged the procession as part of the party's central programme on Saturday.
Around 3pm, police chased them from Salahuddin Hotel intersection to Tomchambridge area and detained 14 individuals as they attempted to escape the scene.
