Former Upazila Chairman Shahriar Azam Arrested in Thakurgaon

Local Correspondent

Shahriar Azam Munna, former vice president of the central Chhatra League and former chairman of the Upazila Parishad in Ranishankoil, Thakurgaon, has been arrested by the local police.

He was arrested yesterday at 7:30 p.m. from his office in front of the Upazila Parishad premises.

It has been reported that Shahriar Azam most recently served as a member of the Youth and Sports Sub-Committee of the central Awami League. He is the son of the late Mizanur Rahman and Mosha. Farida Rahman of the upazila.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ranishankoil Police Station, Md. Arshadul Haque, said that Shahriar Azam Munna, former chairman of Ranishankoil Upazila Parishad and Awami League leader, was arrested in the evening.

He further stated that in February, a case under the Explosives Act was filed against him at the police station. After showing him arrested in that case, he was sent to jail today.