Former Jhenaidah MP Salahuddin arrested in Jashore

Former Member of Parliament (MP) from Jhenaidah-3 (Maheshpur-Kotchandpur) Major General (Retd.) Salahuddin Miazi was arrested on Tuesday night in Jessore.

Jashore Katwali police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Kazi Babul Hossain confirmed the matter.

The law enforcement agencies arrested him from Rudrapur village of Jashore Sadar around 11:00pm.

Police said the former MP and his brother-in-law Zakir Hossain were confined by locals in a park yesterday night. Later, on information, members of joint forces took custody of them.

Salahuddin Miazi, a former military secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, had been elected as a Member of Parliament for Jhenaidah-3 (Maheshpur-Kotchandpur) in the 12th general election.