BNP standing committee member and former minister Ameer Khasru Mahmood Choudhary was arrested from a residence in Gulshan area of the city at midnight.
BNP Chairperson’s media wing member Shamsuddin Didar confirmed the news on Thursday night. He said that a team of Detective Branch (DB) has arrested him.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police DB chief Harun-ya-Rashid also confirmed the development to Prothom Alo.
A relative of Amir Khasru said law enforcers raided a house on Road No. 81 in Gulshan at midnight and arrested him.