Police in a drive arrested eight leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami along with the party’s district ameer from Haripur village in sadar upazila yesterday morning. The arrestees were identified as Dr Fazlur Rahman Syeed, district Jamaat ameer, Anwar Hossain, Jamaat secretary of sadar upazila, Taiful Islam, Jamaat ameer of Kalai upazila, Taslim Uddin, Panchbibi upazila ameer, Sujaul Islam, Jamaat secretary of the upazila unit, Abdul Alim, Abdul Baten and Jobaer Hossain. Acting on a tip-off, the law enforcers conducted a raid at Abdul Baten’s house at Haripur village around 9 pm and arrested them while they were holding a clandestine meeting, said Belayet Hossain, additional police super of Joypurhat.