Dhaka: Detectives arrested former Gazipur-5 lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman from the capital’s Gulshan area on Wednesday night.

According to United News of Bangladesh, the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) reported that a DB team conducted a raid on a house in Gulshan around 10:00pm and arrested the former MP.

DMP’s Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) Niaz Mehedi stated that Akhtaruzzaman was arrested on allegations of involvement in the activities of a banned organisation. He is also accused in multiple cases, including murder.

Legal proceedings against the arrested former lawmaker are underway, the sources added.