Former Energy Advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tawfiq-e-Elahi, was arrested on Tuesday night from the Gulshan area of the capital, reports UNB.
The arrest was confirmed by Rezaul Karim Mallik, Additional Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB), to the media.
According to Mallik, Tawfiq-e-Elahi was detained around 9:45 PM in Gulshan. He stated that there are multiple cases against Tawfiq-e-Elahi, but it will be disclosed later under which specific case he has been arrested.Tawfiq-e-Elahi is currently at the DB office, and legal proceedings against him are ongoing, as informed by the Additional Commissioner of DB.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan