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Md Kamal Hossain Sheikh. | ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· photo.

A team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch arrested Md Kamal Hossain Sheikh, former mayor of Kotalipara municipality in Gopalganj, raiding the capital’s Bhasantek area on early Thursday.

Md Kamal Hossain Sheikh, 62, is also the joint secretary of Awami League’s Kotalipara upazila unit.


DMP DB joint commissioner for South Nasirul Islam told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· that they arrested former Kotalipara municipality mayor at about 12:10am on Thursday conducting a drive on secret information.

‘Kamal is accused in three cases filed in connection with conducting attacks on protesters during the Student Movement Against Discrimination. He is now in DB custody,’ Nasirul added.