TDS Desk:

Former cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor and former state minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali were arrested from different locations in the capital Dhaka last night.

A team of Detective Branch (DB) arrested Asaduzzaman Noor at 11:00 pm on Sunday (September 15) from Nawratan colony on Bailey Road. He was accused in a case filed with Mirpur Police Station, an official from DMP media wing said.

Asaduzzaman Noor, a prominent theatre activist, was a former lawmaker of Nilphamari-2 constituency.

Meanwhile, Mahbub Ali was arrested from Segunbagicha area.

DB police arrested Mahbub Ali from a house as there is a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station, Rezaul Karim Mallick, additional commissioner of Detective Branch of DMP, told the media.

DB officials said they will be produced before a Dhaka court today, Monday (September 16).