Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- Police have arrested a teacher for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman during a visit to Sharif Osman bin Hadi's grave.

AKM Shahidul Islam, the arrestee, is a teacher at Gabtoli Technical Training Centre in Dhaka.

According to Moniruzzaman, chief of Shahbagh Police, Inqilab Moncho activists restrained him near the graveyard close to Dhaka University campus on Saturday.

"During the visit to Hadi's grave, the individual was mocking Tarique, calling him a terrorist and extortionist. Activists saw this, detained him, and handed him over to police after a brief scuffle," the officer said.

He added that Shahidul was later formally arrested under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal ...