BNP’s Publicity Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee was picked up by police from his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka early Wednesday.
Police arrived at the house of Anee around 2am and asked the BNP leader to go with them to the police station, said Zahir Uddin Swapan, chief coordinator of BNP's media cell, reports UNB.
The reason behind the detention could not be known immediately.
BNP Secretary General denounced the incident, saying the government was arresting and convicting senior party officials in order to hold a one-sided election.
In a statement, the BNP leader said he strongly condemned the act and demanded Anee's unconditional and immediate release.
