Members of law enforcement agencies on Tuesday (January 30) had taken BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan into custody while holding ‘Black Flag Procession’ in the capital. 

Shahirul Kabir Khan, member of BNP's media cell, confirming the matter, said Moyeen Khan was picked up from Uttara sector-12.

Apart from this, the police have also taken into custody the former general secretary of the Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal, Sultana Ahmed, and several women leaders and activists.

Md Shahjahan, deputy commissioner of Uttara Divison Police in this regard, said they did not arrest or detained Moyeen Khan. 

"We just asked him to sit and not hold the black flag procession," said the official.

Earlier, BNP was holding its nationwide "black flag" processions today (January 30) demanding the cancellation of the “dummy parliament" and new elections under a non-partisan caretaker government.

BDST: 1450 HRS, JAN 30, 2024
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