The police on Saturday arrested a fugitive accused from Chattogram city鈥檚 Pahartali area in the case filed over the attack on BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir鈥檚 motorcade in 2017.
The arrested, Shamsuddoha Sikder Arzu, is a resident of Syedbari area under Ward 8 of Rangunia area and former president of Rangunia Upazila unit of Juba League, a wing of the Awami League.
Pahartali police station officer-in-charge Md Babul Azad said, 鈥楲ocals detained Arzu and handed him over to us. He is wanted in a case filed with Kotwali police station, so we will transfer him there.鈥�
The OC added that Arzu Sikder was also accused in several other cases, including one over arson in Rangunia and another filed in connection with the attack on Mirza Fakhrul鈥檚 convoy.
Several more cases have been lodged against him in various police stations and courts in Chattogram since August 5 in the past year.
Chattogram city BNP leader Idris Ali said that the attack took place on June 18, 2017, when BNP leaders, including Mirza Fakhrul, were travelling from Dhaka to Rangamati via Chattogram to visit areas affected by landslides.
