Police arrested former leader of the banned organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from Banani area of the capital on Sunday night.
The arrestee was Sohel Rana, 34, former general secretary of Atish Dipankar University unit BCL.
Confirming the arrest, Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Media and Public Relations Division, said a team from Banani Police Station conducted the raid around 11pm based on intelligence reports.
According to police, Rana had been actively involved in recent anti-government demonstrations. Legal action has been taken against the arrestee in accordance with the law.
