Former Naogaon MP Md Omar Faruk arrested in Dhaka

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detectives have arrested five Awami League activists, including Md Omar Faruk Sumon, former member of parliament for the Naogaon-6 constituency. The arrest was confirmed by a statement from the DMP Mass Media and Public Relations Division on Thursday, but the other arrestees were not immediately identified. The statement did not say which case Faruk had been arrested over. Since the Awami League government fell on Aug 5 last year, many ministers, MPs, police officials, and influential persons with connections to the party have been arrested. They are accused in an array of cases filed at different police stations over allegations of murder and attempt to murder surrounding...