Former energy advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi arrested

Police arrested the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury from the capital's Gulshan area.

DB police arrested him on Tuesday night (September 10).

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) additional commissioner Rezaul Karim Mallik confirmed the matter.

However, no information was immediately available about the charges he was arrested on.

He joined the service as a Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP) officer. He retired in 2002 after serving as secretary in various ministries. Tawfiq-e-Elahi, who was appointed Hasina's energy adviser in 2009, served in the position till August 5.