Awami League leader Wasikur Rahman Babu died on Sunday after suddenly falling ill at the gate of Kashimpur Central Jail-2, jail authorities said.
Confirming the incident, Superintendent of Kashimpur Jail-2 Al Mamun said Wasikur collapsed while being handed over to police custody.
Wasikur, a former president of Badda Thana Chhatra League, was serving as the youth and sports affairs secretary of Badda Thana Awami League.
He was arrested on September 24 from Dhaka’s Panthapath area while participating in a sudden procession. Following his arrest, he was transferred to Kashimpur Jail-2 on September 27.
Superintendent Al Mamun said a police team arrived at the jail on Sunday afternoon after securing remand in a case to interrogate Wasikur.
“While he was being handed over to police custody at the jail gate, he suddenly lost consciousness,” he said.
Wasikur was immediately taken to Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Further details regarding the cause of death were not immediately available.