Police in Dewanganj, Jamalpur, arrested two suspended Awami League leaders early Tuesday in connection with an explosives case. The detainees were identified as Fazlul Haque Khan, 50, general secretary of the Awami League’s Sadar Union unit, and Mozzafar Ali, 29, information and research secretary of the Chukaibari Union unit. They were taken into custody from different areas of Dewanganj municipality.

According to Dewanganj Model Police Station officer-in-charge Anwar Hossain, both individuals were detained as suspected accused in a case filed under the Explosives Act. Later in the day, they were sent to court and subsequently placed in jail custody.

The report did not specify details about the case background or the alleged incident leading to the arrests.