Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Police have given information about the arrest of the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Md Moshiur Rahman of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in a case pending before the International Crimes Tribunal.

He was taken into custody while on duty at the CID office in Dhaka's Malibagh on Thursday.

Detective Branch (DB) Joint Commissioner Md Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan said, "He was arrested as per the orders of the International Crimes Tribunal."

The tribunal is investigating cases of disappearances and murders during the previous Awami League regime.

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, other ex-ministers and MPs, as well as Army and police officers during the Awami League government, have been charged with ...