BNP's Dhaka North member secretary, 3 others detained: Rizvi
A team of DB police raided a house near Hotel Amari and detained Aminul, also a former captain of the national football team, around 3:45am, said Rizvi.
The BNP has alleged that its Dhaka North city unit Member Secretary Aminul Haq and three others were picked up by the Detective Branch (DB) of police from the city's Gulshan area early today.
A team of DB police raided a house near Hotel Amari and detained Aminul, also a former captain of the national football team, around 3:45am, reports UNB, citing BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
However, when contacted by The Business Standard, DMP's Detective Branch Lalbagh Division DC Moshiur Rahman refused to comment on the matter.
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He suggested enquiring about this to the DMP's Deputy Commissioner of Media Md Faruk Hossain.
However, Faruk Hossain told TBS that he is not aware of any such detention.
Meanwhile, Rizvi said the law enforcers also picked up Jubo Dal's Dhaka North city unit Member Secretary Miraz, another Jubo Dal leader Pallab and Aminul's car driver from the house.
Besides, the BNP leader said an artist and university teacher, Sanjay De Ripon, and Dhaka city unit BNP leader Shipon were arrested by police from Jatrabari during the "peaceful" blockade.
