Police in Lohagara upazila of Narail district arrested two men, Md. Majnu Talukdar and Motayer Molya, on June 24 for allegedly organizing a gathering and cutting a cake while chanting the 'Joy Bangla' slogan to mark the founding anniversary of the Awami League, despite a ban on such activities. The arrests took place around 2 a.m. in Chachai village of Jaypur Union, following a police operation led by Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) Ajit Kumar Roy.

According to police sources, the two men had reportedly enticed people to join the event by offering biryani. The incident allegedly began earlier that afternoon at the Lohagara railway station, where the cake-cutting and slogan chanting occurred. Later that night, police detained the suspects from their village.

Lohagara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Abdur Rahman confirmed the arrests and stated that a case has been filed against the accused, who have since been sent to court.