Tangail BNP leader arrested

Police arrested a local BNP leader at his Bepari Para residence in Tangail town early yesterday.

Tangail Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Saidur Rahman said Farhad Iqbal, general secretary of Tangail district unit of BNP, was shown arrested in a case filed for possessing arms during a demonstration demanding release of local lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana.

However, earlier in the day, the OC said he was arrested on the charge of carrying out subversive activities in the town on July 5.