Former minister Obaidul Muktadir arrested

Former housing and public works minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury was arrested from Mirpur in the capital on Thursday night (October 31).

He was arrested from the Shewrapara area of Mirpur around 12:00am.

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

Muktadir Chowdhury is a former Awami League lawmaker from Brahmanbaria-3. He was in hiding since August 5. At least 9 cases including six murder cases have been filed against him.