Former agriculture minister Md Abdus Shahid has been arrested from the capital's Uttara area on Tuesday (29 October) night.
Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (DC-media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), confirmed the matter of arrest to the media.
The police official said said a team of Uttara West Police Station arrested Abdus Shahid.
Details in this regard will be available later, he added.