Four young men were arrested at the Hajrakhana Balur Mela in Chaugachha, Jashore, after they were accused of presenting themselves as Hijra and performing a dance that was labelled “obscene.” The allegation led to police intervention and, later that night, prison sentences imposed by a mobile court. According to media reports, at around 11:30 pm on 14 September, a police team led by Chaugachha Police Station Sub-Inspectors Mehedi Hasan Maruf and Uttam Kumar Mondol detained the four at the fair. They were identified as Md Shamim Hossain, 20; Limon Hossain, 19; Md Rifat, 19; and Samrat Hossain, 21.

Following their detention, Chaugachha Police Station Officer-in-Charge Anwar Hossain informed Assistant Commissioner (Land) Tasnim Jahan, who arrived at the scene and conducted a mobile court. The four young men were subsequently sentenced to imprisonment, with three receiving five-day prison sentences and one receiving a three-day sentence. The arrests and sentences followed allegations concerning their Hijra presentation and a performance that had been labelled “obscene” at the fair.