TDS Desk:

Former advisor to ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on private investment Salman F Rahman, along with former Law Minister Anisul Haque have been detained. The two were apprehended from Sadarghat area in the capital on Tuesday afternoon.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md. Mainul Hasan confirmed their detention, adding, “They were arrested in connection with a case filed at New Market Police Station.”

Following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, several ministers and leaders of the Awami League went into hiding. While Indian media had previously reported that Salman F Rahman had left the country with Sheikh Hasina but today’s news confirms his arrest in Dhaka.