GOPALGANJ, Oct 28, 2025 (BSS) - Police arrested Sramik League leader Rafiqul Islam Patu, 46, from the Kotalipara Upazila Health Complex area last night.

Rafiqul Islam, joint general secretary of the Kotalipara Upazila Sramik League, is the son of late Syed Ali of Daharpara village in the same upazila.

Kotalipara Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Khandaker Hafizur Rahman confirmed the arrest to BSS.

He said that on July 16, leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organizations had gathered at the Wabdar Hat area, creating panic among locals and disrupting public movement.

Following the incident, police filed a case under the Special Powers Act at Kotalipara Police Station, naming 155 people and listing around 1,500 others as unidentified.

Rafiqul Islam Patu was arrested in connection with that case and was sent to jail this morning, the OC added.