The Detective Brach (DB) of Police arrested five lawyers over a clash that took place over the announcement of results of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election.
DB chief Harunor Rashid confirmed the matter on Saturday.
The names of the arrested lawyers are yet to be disclosed.
"No one is above the law, no matter how powerful they are. After the case was filed with the Shahbagh police station, DB started an investigation. Later, five lawyers were arrested from different places in Dhaka,” he added.
Assistant Attorney General Saifur Rahman Siddiqui filed with Shahbagh police station on Friday.
He accused 20 lawyers, including newly elected Secretary of SCBA Nahid Sultana Juthi and BNP-backed secretary candidate Barrister Ruhul Kuddus Kajol.
Another 30-40 unidentified people were also accused in the case.
On Friday, vote counting in the SCBA election was halted following the clash.
SCBA Chief Election Commissioner Senior Advocate Abul Khair said several lawyers were attacked in the SCBA polling centre and hence the vote counting was halted.
Meanwhile, independent candidate Nahid Sultana Juthi was elected as the secretary of SCBA.
It was known that most of the candidates and lawyers had requested the SCBA election commission to count the votes later in the day, rather than at night.
However, Nahida and her followers allegedly put pressure on the election commission to count the votes immediately and declare the results.