Police have arrested BNP Joint Secretary General Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel.
He was picked up by police Tuesday evening from Dhaka’s Gulshan, said Shamsuddin Didar, a member of the BNP chief’s media wing.
Sohel, who also leads the party’s Dhaka metro South unit, has served as the president of the BNP’s student and volunteer front.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesperson said the arrest was made on ‘specific charges’.
“He has been arrested on specific charges and legal procedures are being initiated against him,” said Deputy Commissioner (PR and Media) Masudur Rahman.