Police arrested four activists of Awami League (AL), whose activities are now banned, in the capital's Azimpur area on Saturday night.

The arrestees were identified as Md Sohrab Hossain alias Sumon Mia, 40, general secretary of Paschim Sahadebpur union unit of AL under Kachua upazila in Chandpur; Mohammad Jahangir Alam, 46, organising secretary; and Md Russel Ahammed, 42, and Md Mofizul Islam, 50, members of the unit.

A team from Lalbagh Police Station under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducted a drive at Azimpur Samaj Kalyan Goli around 10:15pm and arrested them, said DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Akhtar Hossain.

He said the arrestees organised and joined a procession near Azimpur Orphanage Market on November 13 alongside leaders and activists of the AL and its associate bodies.

Police arrested them while they were holding a secret meeting at Sohrab's Azimpur residence.