Chayan Islam, the former Member of Parliament representing Sirajganj-6, has been arrested by Sripur police in Gazipur.
The arrest took place at midnight on Monday (10 February), in the Matir Mosque area of Tepirbari village within the Sripur upazila, said Mohammad Zainal Abedin Mondal, officer-in-charge of Sripur Model Police Station.
He stated that the former M had been taken into custody.
Local sources revealed that Chayan Islam, who was elected MP from Sirajganj-6 on an Awami League ticket, had been in hiding for an extended period in a fourth-floor flat of a six-storey building owned by the late Khairul Islam Milon in the Matir Mosque area of Tepirbari village, Sripur upazila.
Acting on information provided by leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, police surrounded the multi-storey building shortly after 11:30pm.
Subsequently, Chayan Islam was detained from one of the flats and taken to Sripur Police Station.
Following his arrest, the police launched a further operation in the building, suspecting that additional criminals or individuals wanted in connection with various cases might be hiding there.
“He is currently in police custody, and further details will be disclosed in due course,” said Officer-in-Charge Zainal Abedin Mondal.
