Police arrested ASM Ferdous, 28, vice-president of Dhaka University (DU) unit of Chhatra League, from Saltha Thana Road area in Saltha upazila of Faridpur on Tuesday.
The arrestee, Ferdous, is the son of Motiar Biswas of Ramkantapur village under Ramkantapur union of the upazila.
According to police and local sources, he exerted influence in the area as banned organisation Chhatra League’s leader during the tenure of activity-banned Awami League government.
Following the fall of Awami League government on 5 August 2024, he went into hiding. After remaining in hiding for a long time, Ferdous had been secretly residing at his village home for the past few days.
On Tuesday afternoon, local people alerted the police when he left his house and was roaming in Saltha Thana Road area, following which police went to the spot and arrested him.
Md Bablur Rahman Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Saltha Police Station, said DU Chhatra League leader Ferdous was arrested based on secret information.
He added that there are multiple cases against him under the Explosive Substances Act, and he has been shown arrested in those cases and sent to court.
