Union Awami League secretary Mukul arrested in front of his house in Alokdia
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Police arrested Aktaur Rahman Mukul in front of his house in the Alokdia Bazar area of Chuadanga Sadar upazila around 10:30am on Saturday. He is general secretary of the Alokdia union unit of the Awami League, whose activities are banned, and a former union parishad chairman.
According to Chuadanga Sadar police station officer-in-charge (OC) Moniruzzaman, there are several cases against Mukul. A police team conducted a drive, picked him up and brought him to the police station. He is now in police custody.
At a glance
According to a May 2025 report by The Daily Star Bangla, a notification issued under the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance 2025 and the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 banned all activities of the Awami League and all its affiliated, associate and fraternal organisations; the ban will remain until the trials of the party’s leaders and activists are completed.
Sources
Background sources: The Daily Star Bangla, May 2025
