In Bauphal, Patuakhali, police arrested former Chhatra League leader Mainul Islam, sparking controversy after local Jamaat leader Gholam Abu Sayeed was accused of lobbying for his release.
Mainul, once vice president of Keshabpur Union Chhatra League, had actively campaigned in the 2024 Union Parishad elections for an Awami League candidate and was accused of leading violent clashes.
Abu Sayeed, however, claimed Mainul is no longer with Chhatra League and now serves as finance secretary of his union’s Jamaat youth wing, justifying his intervention.
Bauphal Police OC confirmed, “There is no question of releasing him. He is involved with banned politics and was plotting unrest.”