Dhaka, June 25 -- Detective Branch (DB) of Bangladesh police on Wednesday arrested Kazi Habibul Awal, another Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), after the former CEC Nurul Huda.

"DB have arrested former CEC Kazi Habibul Awal from Moghbazar in the capital", DB said in a message sent to the media without elaborating.

Kazi Habibul Awal, a retired senior secretary of the Bangladesh government, resigned as CEC on September 5, 2024. While he was CEC, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League won a landslide victory in the 2024 elections.

Earlier, "Former Chief Election Commissioner Nurul Huda was arrested by the Uttara Police Station in the capital on Sunday, June 22, in a specific case. The chaotic situation created by the "mob" an...