Police arrested a central Awami League (AL) leader from Phulbari upazila in Kurigram district on Sunday even though she was in hiding.
The arrested is Dolna Akter, 27, a former central leader of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and a member of Forest and Environment subcommittee of AL and a resident of Kabirmamud village under Phulbari sadar union in the upazila.
Police detained her from her residence in the upazila.
According to police sources, Dolna had been in hiding at various locations in Dhaka after the fall of previous Awami League government. Recently, she fled to her ancestral house to avoid capture. Acting on a tip-off, police launched a drive and arrested her.
Phulbari Police Station officer in-charge (OC) Mamunur Rashid confirmed the detention, said that she has been charged in connection with a case filed over attacking students on August 4, 2024.
She would have been produced before a court on Monday, added the OC.
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