Dhaka: Former Public Administration Minister and former Member of Parliament for Meherpur-1, Farhad Hossain, has been arrested.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested him from the Iskaton area of the capital.
RAB Legal and Media Wing Assistant Director ANM Emran Khan confirmed the matter.
He stated that Farhad Hossain was arrested by RAB and later handed over to Adabar police station.
A case was filed against him on August 5 in connection with the shooting and killing of students and the general public during an anti-discrimination student movement.