Police detained an activist of Chhatra Dal from Ragib-Rabeya Medical College area in Sylhet on Tuesday night.
The detainee is Mohammad Shomrat, 30, son of Bachhu Mia of Noiputarhut village
Bondor police station Officer-in-Charge Akhter Hossain said: “Acting on a tip off, police detained him from Ragib-Rabeya Medical College area around 11pm.”
The OC said: “Shomrat is an accused in several cases including extortion, hijacking and explosion.”
“He is also an accused of a case filed over an attack on Chhatra Dal leader Mahbub Quader Shahin's house,” he said.