Andaleeve Rahman Partho, Chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) and former lawmaker, has been held on suspicion of inciting the student movement concerning the quota issue.
In a statement on Thursday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that law enforcers picked up Barrister Andaleeve from his residence at 1am early today.
Besides BNP’s Health Affairs secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam, standing committee member Tariqul Islam Tenjing, BNP Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu`s son Saniat (who is not involved in politics) were arrested from different parts of the capital as part of arrest spree across the country over quota movement, said Mirza Fakhrul.
Saniat, has been detaind under similar allegations, as confirmed by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in that statement.
Fakhrul further criticized the widespread arrests of BNP leaders and activists across the country in connection with the recent student movement.
Earlier reports suggested that law enforcement agencies had detained over 2,000 BNP leaders and activists by Wednesday, implicating them in cases related to the student protests.
