Regarding the arrest, his wife Rahat Ara Begum told journalists that police members spoke to Fakhrul and his family members. After this the law enforcers took the footage of CCTV cameras and hard disk. The policemen came again after 10 minutes.
BNP organized a grand rally in Naya Paltan in the capital on Saturday, but before the rally party leaders and workers clashed with police in Kakrail, which spread to Bijaynagar and Shantinagar areas. At one point around 3 pm the rally was foiled.
One policeman and a Jubo Dal leader were killed in BNP-police clashes, with 41 members of the police and 25 members of Ansar, 20 journalists injured. The BNP claimed that more than 1,000 party leaders and workers were injured during the clashes.