AL leader Shahidullah held over attack on July protesters

Police on Monday arrested an Awami League (AL) leader for his alleged link to attack an anti-discrimination student movement in the capital's Motijheel area, reports BSS.

The arrestee was identified as Shahidullah Chowdhury Shaheen, 57, former assistant secretary of Dhaka South City Jubo League and former general secretary of Fulbaria Bus Terminal Shramik League.

A squad of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) arrested Shahidullah in an operation conducted at Motijheel's Jasim Uddin Road area around 4 pm on Monday.

The arrested Shahidullah Chowdhury was an accused in two murder cases linked to the mass July uprising.

He was handed over to Mirpur Model Police Station.