The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Haji Mohammad Salim, former lawmaker of Awami League (Dhaka-7) from the Bangshal area of Dhaka early Monday.
Md Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan, joint commissioner of the DMP (DB-North), confirmed the matter and said being tipped off, a DB team conducted a drive in the Bangshal area around 1:30am and arrested him.
He is an accused in cases filed with several police stations, he said.
In 2022, a Dhaka court sentenced him to jail in a case filed over amassing wealth beyond known sources of income.