, Feb. 11 -- e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair on Wednesday claimed the arrest of Thakurgaon district Jamaat Ameer Belal Uddin with a large amount of cash as a 'stage-managed drama by law enforcers'.

Speaking at an emergency press conference at the party's central office in Moghbazar, he claimed that the recovered money was not related to the election but was linked to Belal Uddin's personal business transactions.

He alleged that law enforcement agencies had fabricated the incident.

"It is a stage-managed drama by some law enforcement members. He (Belal) has already clarified that he travels for business purposes. As banks were closed, he had to carry out transactions in cash. That is why he had some money wit...