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Digital university BCL secretary arrested in Rangpur

Published : Friday, 16 October, 2026 at 9:44 PM

Observer Online Report

Police arrested Tonima Zaman Proma, general secretary of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit at Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University from Rangpur city based on a tip-off.

Milon Kumar Chatterjee, officer-in-charge (OC) of Rangpur Kotwali Police Station, confirmed the matter.

According to police, a police team raided a house in the Katchari Bazar area of Rangpur city on Friday and arrested Proma. In the afternoon, she was shown arrested in a case filed under the Special Powers Act and produced before a court, which ordered her to be sent to jail.

Police stated that Proma is the daughter of Atauzzaman Babu, president of the Rangpur city unit of Swechchhasebak League.

She was serving as the general secretary of the BCL committee at Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University. Police arrested her after receiving specific allegations linking her to subversive activities and various other offenses in Rangpur.

Kotwali Police Station OC Milon Kumar Chatterjee said a case has been filed against her under the Special Powers Act in connection with charges including sabotage. An investigation into the entire matter is currently underway.

-MT

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