Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal president of Jagannath University unit was detained from the capital on Thursday. Police did not elaborate on the issue.
Faisal Ahmmed Sajal, 37, was nabbed from Dhanmondi area around afternoon, detective police Deputy Commissioner (south) Krishnapado Roy confirmed.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesperson Masudur Rahman said a team of Detective Branch nabbed Sajal from Jhigatola area.
But, neither officials disclosed further on why the Chhatra Dal leader of the student wing of BNP was detained.
“Details will be informed later,” Masudur Rahman said.
Sources said two other Chhatra Dal activists were picked up along with Sajal over involvement in recent violence during the nationwide agitation programmes.
Chhatra Dal central committee president, general secretary and 10 other leaders are already under imprisonment.