Police on Sunday detained Khairul Islam Sajib, senior joint convener of Narayanganj district Jubo Dal and son of BNP leader Azharul Islam Mannan, MP of Narayanganj-3 (Sonargaon–Siddhirganj).
The information was confirmed by Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Tarek Al Mehdi.
Sajib was picked up from his residence in the Bashundhara residential area of the capital with the assistance of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
Police and local sources said he was later taken to the Narayanganj Superintendent of Police’s office, where he was interrogated.
ASP Tarek Al Mehdi said Sajib was brought to the SP office around 5pm following multiple complaints of extortion against him.
He added that Sajib was detained from his Bashundhara residence on instructions from higher authorities and was later shifted to the DB office in Dhaka after preliminary questioning at the district level.
