Published : 27 Sep 2026, 11:31 PM
Updated : 28 Sep 2026, 09:23 PM
The court has sent 27 people to prison after they were arrested during a police raid on the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) headquarters in Dhaka's Gulistan, with their bail hearing set for Monday.
They were arrested under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after police raided the party office on Saturday.
Police initially detained around 300 people during the operation. After verification, 27 were arrested and sent to court, while the others were released.
According to the prosecution, the detainees created an “unstable and disorderly environment” inside the JaSaD office while chanting “Joy Bangla”. Police said they could not provide satisfactory explanations when questioned about why they had been at the office.
Police Sub-Inspector Nazmul Islam from Paltan Model Police Station sought an order to keep the 27 in custody. Their lawyers, Nilanjana Rifat and Taslima Jahan Poppy, applied for bail.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Joshita Islam ordered the 27 to be sent to jail and set Monday for the bail hearing, prosecution police Sub-Inspector Masum Mia said.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Motijheel Division Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid had earlier said around 280 to 300 people were taken into custody during Saturday’s raid.
