The police arrested Chhatra League leader Ashish Chakraborty in Parashuram, Feni. On Wednesday (October 30) around 7:30 pm, he was arrested in front of the upazila road of Parashuram Bazar.

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The arrested Ashish is the son of Himal Chakraborty of Anantapur village of Parashuram municipality. He was the former Vice President of Parashuram Government College Chhatra League.

According to police sources, Ashish Chakraborty went into hiding after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5. He was arrested on Wednesday following a tip-off.

Before this, on June 2 Ashish Chakraborty posted an offensive picture with a young woman on his personal Facebook ID by writing that he is doing well. Instantly, the picture went viral on social media. Later, the BCL leader claimed that his Facebook ID had been hacked. In the face of severe criticism in this incident, he was dismissed from the post on June 5.

In this regard, Parashuram Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Nurul Hakim said that he will be arrested in the case filed at Feni Model Police Station regarding the casualties in the July-August student-public movement. The process of handing over the detained Ashish to the concerned police station is underway.