Attempt to Celebrate Sheikh Hasina Birthday by Cutting Cake in Chattogram, 7 Chhatra League Activists Arrested in Bayezid.

​Jahangir Alam, Staff Reporter ​Police have arrested seven individuals, including three women, while they were allegedly preparing to celebrate the birthday of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the Oxygen Residential Area under Bayezid Bostami Police Station in Chattogram city. They were detained during a drive conducted at around midnight on Sunday (September 27). ​Police stated that the arrested individuals are leaders, activists, and supporters of Bangladesh Chhatra League, a banned organization. ​The arrestees have been identified as Asif Mahmud (16), Sufia Begum (50), Sharmin Akter (30), Sharmin Begum (27), Mohammad Sani (17), Habibur Rahman (19), and Nurul Hakim Rabbi (25). They reside in various areas of Chattogram city as well as the Hathazari, Fatikchhari, and Raozan upazilas. ​Confirming the arrests, Md. Ikhtiar Uddin, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bayezid Bostami Police Station, said that based on secret information, police conducted a drive while the group was preparing for and holding a cake-cutting ceremony to mark Sheikh Hasina's birthday late Sunday night. Seven persons, including three women, were taken into custody from the spot. ​According to police sources, one of the arrestees, Nurul Hakim Rabbi, had earlier attended a birthday cake-cutting event for Sheikh Hasina in the city's Panchlaish area. Later, when he went to distribute food at an old age home in the Bayezid area, police detained him. Based on the information provided by him during interrogation, police conducted a drive and arrested six others involved in the incident. ​Police claimed that the detainees are directly involved in the politics of the banned organization Chhatra League and were attempting to carry out flash gatherings through these activities. The process of taking legal action against them is currently underway.