Police arrested Ishraque Hossain, a BNP leader and son of late BNP leader and former mayor of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Sadek Hossain Khoka, from Motijheel area of Dhaka on Wednesday.
Md Abdul Ahad, deputy commissioner (Motijheel Division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said, "Ishraque Hossain was arrested from Motijheel area at about 11:00 am today," reports BSS.
“Ishraque was held in accordance with an arrest warrant issued by the court in a case involving the torching of a car,” said DMP’s Additional Deputy Commissioner (Motijheel Zone) Enamul Haque Mithu, reports bdnews24.com
Police arrested the BNP leader while he was distributing leaflets in Motijheel area protesting the price hike of essential commodities.