Police in a drive arrested at least 250 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir while conducting a secret meeting at Motel Saikat in the port city yesterday night, reports UNB. Assistant Secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami city unit, also the registrar of International Islamic University, Azam Obaidullah, was conducting the secret meeting, said Md Mohasin, OC of Kotwali Police Station.
Being tipped-off, a police team conducted a three-hour drive from 7pm to 10pm after cordoning off Motel Saikat, police said. The law enforcers also recovered a good number of mobile phones and their bags from the spot.