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Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student organisation of the Awami League, on Saturday brought out a brief procession in the Patuakhali town.

The procession of the banned student organization began at Thanapara in the town at about 6:00am.


 It was allegedly led by Adnan Habib Khan, deputy relief secretary of the central committee of the organisation, and Aminur Rahman Sifat Khan, former assistant secretary of the district BCL.

The procession ended in front of the Patuakhali Press Club, where the processionists demonstrated by setting fire to a photo of the chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus.

The processionists later circulated it on their Facebook.

The district unit of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, held a protest rally in the town in protest at this flash procession.

Later, JCD district senior joint convener Al Amin Howlader led a procession that started from in front of Patuakhali Government College.

The procession ended in front of the Sadar police station after parading main roads of the town.

The protesters blocked the road in front of the police station, demanding immediate arrest of the BCL leaders and activists.

Patuakhali Sadar police station officer-in-charge Md Imtiaz Ahmed said that the situation was brought under control.

‘I have heard about the procession. Legal action will be taken against the BCL people after identifying them,’ he added.

Patuakhali deputy commissioner Mohammad Abu Hasnat Arifin said that some of the BCL leaders and activists had been identified and a drive to arrest the others was on.