Ex-minister Latif Biswas held in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ, Jan 5 (BSS): The joint forces have arrested former fisheries and livestock minister Abdul Latif Biswas from his village home at Belkuchi Pourasabha of the district.

A team of the joint force conducted a raid in Latif Biswas's Kamarpara residence around 2:00 pm on Sunday and nabbed him, said Md. Abdul Barik, inspector of Belkuchi Police Station.

Latif Biswas, former president of the district Awami League, was an accused in a case with Enayetpur thana and another case was in progress with Belkuchi thana, Superintendant of Police (SP), Sirajganj Md Faruk Hossain said.

Latif Biswas elected as a lawmaker for Sirajganj-5 constituency with AL party

ticket in 1996 and 2008. He also held the position of fisheries and livestock

minister after being elected in 2008.

Later, he was elected as Chairman of Sirajganj Zila Parishad.

Latif was defeated from the same constituency in the 2024 general elections

contesting as an independent candidate.