'DB picks up 3 quota leaders to inquire about their link with Jamaat, Nur'

Detective Branch (DB) chief Harun Or Rashid has informed that the three leaders of the quota reform movement were pucked up to verify if they had discussions with Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and Gano Adhikar Parishad Member-Secretary Nurul Haque Nur.

He said: "Nur and some other leaders earlier told us they had talked with the quota reform leaders. That's why we detained the three student leaders to find out what they had discussed with Nur and others."

He said this at his office at the DB Headquarters on Minto Road in the capital on Saturday.

He said that the family members of the students were also worried about their safety. "So, we took them in our custody to keep them safe. But, we are yet to confirm for how long they'll remain in custody."

Earlier on Friday, Coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Asif Mahmud, Abu Baker Majumdar and Nahid Islam, were picked up by DB members from a hospital in the capital where they were undergoing treatment."