2 AL leaders detained at Sylhet airport 

Immigration police detained two Awami League leaders from Sylhet Osmani International Airport.

The detainees are - Syed Shamim Ahmed, organising secretary of Sylhet Metropolitan Awami League, and Abdur Rahman Jamil, publicity and publication secretary.

They were arrested around 9:00 pm on Monday (August 28).

Sources said that they went to the airport to go to Saudi Arabia. Later, immigration officers stopped them and informed Sylhet metropolitan police.

Sylhet Katwali police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Nunu Mia confirmed the matter.