Time News Desk: Police on Wednesday night arrested a leader of Chattogram city unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, at Kazir Dewri area in Chattogram.

The arrested was identified as Shariful Islam Tuhin, member secretary of Chattogram city unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.

Khulshi police arrested Shariful Islam Tuhin in Kazir Dewri area at about 10:30pm, Khulshi police officer-in-charge Sontosh Kumar Chakma told.

‘Two arrest warrants were pending against Shariful Islam Tuhin with Khulshi police station. The cases were filed with Kotwali police station in 2021,’ the OC said.

Saiful Alam, the convener of Chhatra Dal's Chattogram city unit , told that police arrested Shariful Islam Tuhin in false cases.

‘After formation of the Chhatra Dal committee, Shariful Islam Tuhin and I were named in six false cases filed by police. We were planning to get bail from the court. But, before securing the bail, police arrested Shariful,’ he said.

Chhatra Dal convener Saiful Islam was also named in 38 cases in the last couple of years.

Chattogram city unit BNP condemned the incident and protested at the arrest of Chhatra Dal leader Shariful Islam Tuhin.