21 Hizb-ut-Tahrir men held in city

All arrestees are university student. Of them 11 are Buet students and rest are students of private Brac university, Stamford university and other varsities.

A senior officer of Metropolitan Detective Branch of police confirmed banglanews on Friday morning that all the detainees are members of Hizb-ut- Tahrir.

Earlier, Motijheel Zone Police Deputy Commissioner Illias Sharif said acting on a tip-off a team police along with detective branch arrested them from Star Hotel at Thataribazar area of old Dhaka.

They were plotting to conduct subversive act in the city by organized themselves at the hotel, he added.

Source : banglanews24.com