In Muladi upazila of Barishal, locals forcibly took an Awami League activist from police custody after his arrest on Thursday evening. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. at Ramarpul Bazar in Nazirpur Union, where police had detained Rasedul Islam Setu Bhuiyan, a local party worker whose organizational activities were banned. About fifty locals surrounded the officers and took Setu away while he was still handcuffed. The police later recovered the handcuffs through negotiation with local residents.

Following the incident, police filed a case accusing several individuals of obstructing government work and rescuing an arrestee. Muladi Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Md Khondaker Sohel Rana confirmed the event and said the handcuffs were retrieved soon afterward. He added that Setu had been the fifth accused in an earlier case related to a cake-cutting event marking the Awami League’s founding anniversary. A new case has now been filed over the rescue, and police are attempting to arrest Setu and others involved.

Authorities stated that efforts are ongoing to locate and apprehend those responsible for the incident.