BigstockNewaz was arrested on Wednesday evening in Lalbagh areaPolice have arrested a BNP leader in Dhaka's Lalbagh area during the election campaign for the party-nominated Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain. The arrestee is Mir Newaz Ali Newaz, youth affairs assistant secretary of the party's executive committee. Lalbagh police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ashraf Hossain told Dhaka Tribune that Newaz was arrested as per court order. On January 2, police arrested Tajuddin Ahmed Taju, BNP-backed Ward 32 councillor candidate of the DSCC election, in the capital. The elections to DSCC and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) are scheduled for January 30.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 15, 2020 19:41 UTC