The detective branch (DB) of police arrested Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman and former member of parliament Andaleeve Rahman Partha from his Gulshan residence early on Thursday.
Monirul Islam, deputy commissioner (DB) of Gulshan Division, confirmed the matter to The Shuttle Times.
Partha was arrested from his house in Gulshan around 1:00am.
DB sources said Partha was arrested for allegedly “inciting the quota reform movement”. He was sent to court on Thursday afternoon.
The life of the countrymen on Wednesday started returning to normalcy as national holiday ended and government relaxed curfew, imposed to control violence since last Tuesday, for seven hours (from 10am to 5pm).
All the public and private establishments, including garment factories, banks and stock exchanges, have been reopened and employees and workers have joined their respective works spontaneously since Wednesday morning.
Most of the apparel factories, particularly situated in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Savar and Gazipur, have been reopened following a meeting of the country business leaders with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.
Banks saw cash withdrawal pressure on Wednesday as they reopened certain branches following three days of additional general holidays.
An increased number of people also came to the branches to pay utility bills, said a number of bank branch managers.
A gathering of accountholders was seen in the branches of banks, particularly in the Motijheel area, Dhaka commercial district, in the initial hours.
Banks also started providing import, export, and remittance-related services.
Fifteen people went missing after a trawler sank near Golarchar in Shah Porir Dwip, Teknaf on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Saint Martin Union Parishad Member Khorshed Alam, the trawler was carrying 6 fishermen and 10 passengers when it reached Golarchar point. The trawler had left for a fishing trip after the 65-day fishing ban was lifted.
The trawler picked up the passengers from Shah Porir Dwip jetty and was heading towards Golarchar when it sank. Locals informed the authorities and four speedboats from Saint Martin rushed to the scene. The trawler driver was rescued alive, but the remaining 15 people are missing.