, June 2 -- Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested Chandpur District Awami League (AL) unit President and former mayor of Chandpur Municipality, Nasir Uddin Ahmed, along with six other leaders of various affiliated bodies of the Bangladesh Awami League ruling party in overnight raids across the capital.

According to the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), the arrests were made in separate operations carried out between Sunday night and early Monday.

The arrestees were identified as Women Affairs Secretary of Golachipa Upazila AL Wana Mirza Nitu, Central Executive Member and Vice-President of Bangladesh Awami Swechchhasebak League Md Abdus Salam, 57, President of Chandpur District AL and two-tim...