Locals in Narsingdi's Monohardi upazila detained former Upazila Parishad chairman Saiful Islam Khan Biru on Thursday while he was buying a sacrificial cow at GangkulKandi Bhuiyan Bazar. Police took him to the station for safety following a call from residents. Biru, a five-time elected chairman and district Awami League adviser, had contested the last national election as an independent candidate. His detention triggered a protest by BNP leaders in front of the police station. Authorities say legal action is underway.
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Saiful Islam Khan Biru, former chairman of Narsingdi’s Monohardi Upazila Parishad, was detained by locals on Thursday (June 5) afternoon at the GangkulKandi Bhuiyan Bazar in Lebutola Union of the upazila. Biru is a five-time elected chairman of Monohardi Upazila Parishad and serves as an advisor to the district Awami League.
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