BNP's Jessore 2 candidate Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Principal Muhaddis Abu Sayeed Mohammad Shahadat Hussain, contesting the 11th parliamentary election using the sheaf of paddy symbol, has been arrested by police.
The former lawmaker of the Jamaat-e-Islami was arrested at his rented residence, in Purandarpur of Jhikargachha Municipality, around 11am on Friday.
Additional Superintendent of Jessore police Golam Rabbani told the Dhaka Tribune: "He has been arrested because there is a warrant for his arrest in a sabotage case."
A High Court verdict in 2013 stripped Jamaat of its registration as a political party. But several of its leaders have secured nomination from ally BNP as "sheaf of paddy" candidates. Some are competing as independent candidates.