A former president of Companiganj upazila unit of the BNP, who had been suspended from the party over his alleged involvement in the Sada Pathor looting incident, was arrested in Sylhet city on Saturday night.
The arrested was identified as Sahab Uddin, former president of the Companiganj unit of BNP.
According to a media release issued by the Rapid Action Battalion-9, Sahab Uddin is one of the prime accused in the looting of stones from the Sada Pathor area in Companiganj and Gowainghat upazilas earlier this year.
A case was filed against him with Companiganj Police Station on August 15. Acting on a tip-off, a RAB-9 team conducted a drive in the city鈥檚 Kumarpara area at about 11:00pm and arrested him. He was later handed over to Kotwali Police Station, the release added.
Sahab Uddin faces seven cases filed with Companiganj and Kotwali police stations.
On August 11, a BNP statement signed by senior joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced his suspension from the party.
