Ex-Bhola councillor, AL leader arrested in Mohammadpur

Police have arrested Md Ahad Hossain, a former councillor and panel mayor of Bhola Sadar Municipality and a leader of the Awami League, whose activities are banned, from Mohammadpur in the capital.

Police initially said he was staying in the area to create instability in Dhaka and to run Awami League processions.

He was arrested in a drive at Iqbal Road area under Mohammadpur Police Station on Sunday (October 25) night. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Jewel Rana of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Tejgaon Division confirmed this.

He said a team of Mohammadpur police, including SI Raju Ahmed and SI Amiruzzaman, carried out the drive on a tip-off. Ahad Hossain is a former councillor and panel mayor of Bhola Sadar Municipality. He is also general secretary of the municipality’s Ward 4 Awami League.

According to initial police information, Ahad Hossain was in touch with central Awami League leaders over the phone. Police believe he was in the area to create instability in Dhaka and to run Awami League processions.

Ahad Hossain’s father is Md Ayub Ali and his mother is Anwara Begum. His village home is in Uttar Nawabad Police Line area of Ward 4 of Bhola Sadar Municipality. He lived at House 28, Road 1 of Nabodoy Housing in Mohammadpur, Dhaka.

Police said the law and order situation in the area is normal. The official said the process of taking legal action against him is under way.

-EM