Salman F Rahman, former adviser to the recently ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former law minister Anisul Huq, have been arrested from the capital`s Sadarghat as they were allegedly fleeing on waterways on Tuesday.
They were arrested in a case filed with the New Market Police Station, said DMP Commissioner Mainul Hasan.
Anisul Huq was elected an MP of Bangladesh Awami League from Brahmanbaria-4 (Kasba) constituency in 2014. He was made the law minister that year and remained the cabinet member until the fall of the government on 5 August this year.
Salman F Rahman is a former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) and one of the founders of Beximco Group.
He was elected a lawmaker of the Awami League from Dhaka-1 constituency in 2018. Later, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina appointed him as her private industries and investment affairs advisor.
