Student movement

Six more held for spreading rumours

Law enforcers yesterday arrested six more people from the capital for being allegedly involved in spreading rumours on social media during the student-led protest for safe roads.

Three of them were arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and three by police.

A RAB team yesterday conducted a drive in the Dhanmondi area and arrested Akhtaruzzaman Tony, 22, Asadullah Al Galib, 22, and Munim Sarkar, 23, from a place near the Abahani field.

The police arrested three others—Tauhidul Islam Tushar, 24, Mohammad Waliullah, 28, and Ehsan Uddin Ejaz, 18—from different areas of the capital between 8pm and midnight yesterday.

This has been confirmed by said DMP deputy commissioner (media and public relations) Masudur Rahman.

The three youths were shown arrested under the ICT Act at Ramna police station. The law enforcers also confiscated their laptops, mobile phones, and memory cards.

Najmul Ahsan, additional deputy commissioner of the Cyber Crime Division, said that the youths were online activists.They were trying to create unrest by sharing provocative posts and contents on Facebook. The department would continue drives against those spreading rumours, he added.

Tauhidul Islam Tushar and Ehsan Uddin Ejaz were remanded for four days, while Md Waliullah was remanded for five days.

So far, 39 persons were arrested in 35 cases filed with 18 police stations. Of them, five were arrested under the ICT Act and others were arrested for vandalism and violence.

Masudur Rahman said the campaign to arrest those spreading rumous was on.

Earlier, on July 29, after the death of two college students in a tragic road accident, school and college students staged a protest for safer roads. Their movement was marked by incidents of violence even after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepted their demands.

On Saturday, rumours were spread on social media that four students were killed and four female students had been raped in the Awami League (AL) president's political office at Dhanmondi.

The rumour made students more violent, provoking them to attack the the AL president's political office and triggered unrest for the next two days. Students clashed with AL office workers and a group of youths wearing helmets. More than 50 were injured in the clash.

AL general secretary Obaidul Quader later said that a group of miscreants, under the guise of students, had attacked their party office as part of an evil design. Although the government accepted their demands, the students refused to leave the streets.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in a programme that 'third parties' were taking advantage of the student movement.

 

 

 

Student movement

Six more held for spreading rumours

Law enforcers yesterday arrested six more people from the capital for being allegedly involved in spreading rumours on social media during the student-led protest for safe roads. Three of them were arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and three by police. A RAB team yesterday conducted a drive in the Dhanmondi area and arrested Akhtaruzzaman Tony, 22, Asadullah Al Galib, 22, and Munim Sarkar, 23, from a place near the Abahani field. The police arrested three othersTauhidul Islam Tushar, 24, Mohammad Waliullah, 28, and Ehsan Uddin Ejaz, 18from different areas of the capital between 8pm and midnight yesterday. This has been confirmed by said DMP deputy commissioner (media and public relations) Masudur Rahman. The three youths were shown arrested under the ICT Act at Ramna police station. The law enforcers also confiscated their laptops, mobile phones, and memory cards. Najmul Ahsan, additional deputy commissioner of the Cyber Crime Division, said that the youths were online activists.They were trying to create unrest by sharing provocative posts and contents on Facebook. The department would continue drives against those spreading rumours, he added. Tauhidul Islam Tushar and Ehsan Uddin Ejaz were remanded for four days, while Md Waliullah was remanded for five days. So far, 39 persons were arrested in 35 cases filed with 18 police stations. Of them, five were arrested under the ICT Act and others were arrested for vandalism and violence. Masudur Rahman said the campaign to arrest those spreading rumous was on. Earlier, on July 29, after the death of two college students in a tragic road accident, school and college students staged a protest for safer roads. Their movement was marked by incidents of violence even after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepted their demands. On Saturday, rumours were spread on social media that four students were killed and four female students had been raped in the Awami League (AL) presidents political office at Dhanmondi. The rumour made students more violent, provoking them to attack the the AL presidents political office and triggered unrest for the next two days. Students clashed with AL office workers and a group of youths wearing helmets. More than 50 were injured in the clash. AL general secretary Obaidul Quader later said that a group of miscreants, under the guise of students, had attacked their party office as part of an evil design. Although the government accepted their demands, the students refused to leave the streets. On Sunday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in a programme that third parties were taking advantage of the student movement.