Police have arrested a former lawmaker of BNP and the pro-BNP Savar municipality mayor on charges of vandalism and arson attack.
The arrestees are Dr Dewan Mohammad Salauddin Babu, former Savar MP and also vice-president of Dhaka district unit BNP, and Refayet Ullah, Savar municipality mayor and president of the municipality unit BNP.
Police said they conducted separate drives and arrested Salauddin Babu from his residence in Paribagh area in Dhaka while Refayet Ullah was arrested from Olail area in Savar on Sunday morning.
Savar model police station Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Rasel Sheikh said the former Savar MP was accused in arson cases and he was on the run for long.
“Acting on a tip-off, police finally managed to arrest the duo who would be sent to the local court showing arrest in the lawsuits,” he said.