Police arrested Jamaat chief of Satkania upazila unit Abu Foyez Ahmed at Bakalia on Friday afternoon.
Bakalia police station Officer-in-charge Md Mohsin said Abu Foyez was detained from Bakalia Moushumi area at around 3pm.
“The Jamaat leader was arrested for instigating recent violence on Chittagong-Cox’ Bazar highway,” said the OC.