Police have arrested 13 individuals in connection with a sudden flash mob procession held under the banner of the banned student organization Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Feni. The arrests were made during raids conducted across various locations in the Sahadevpur area of the town on Thursday afternoon.
Earlier in the morning, leaders and activists of the organization staged the flash procession under the banner of the Feni Sadar Upazila branch of Chhatra League near the Dashomighat area in Kalipal, on the outskirts of the town. Police launched the crackdown after a video of the procession went viral on social media.
According to eyewitnesses, police, and local sources, a group of 25 to 30 youths participated in the rally, led by Feni Sadar Upazila Chhatra League General Secretary Belal Hossain. During the procession, participants chanted slogans in support of the Awami League, Chhatra League, former Member of Parliament for Feni-1 Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim, and ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasan. The march covered a portion of the Kalipal area road before the participants dispersed and folded up their banner.
A 42-second video of the procession circulated widely on Facebook around noon. The footage shows a group of young men marching down the road with a banner while chanting slogans. Some carried the national flag, while others held Chhatra League flags. Many participants were seen wearing yellow caps and black face masks.
Feni Model Police Station Inspector Sajid Kamal stated that 13 people have been arrested in connection with the flash mob procession following raids in multiple areas. A case has been filed in this regard, and the arrestees will be sent to jail through the court under the same case.
The arrested individuals include Md. Helal Tuhin (19), Enayet Hossain (20), Md. Hasan (19), Md. Ibrahim (21), Shahadat Hossain (19), and Md. Imam Hossain, among others.
