Former deputy speaker Tuku, state minister Palak arrested
Police arrested former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak from Nikunja residential area on Wednesday (14 August) night.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police's media division Additional Deputy Commissioner Obaidur Rahmam Shamim confirmed the news to The Business Standard.
Dhaka University Chhatra League general secretary Tanvir Hasan Saikat was also arrested along with them.
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According to DMP, they were hiding in the residential area. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested them in a murder case filed in Paltan Police Station.
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