Police have arrested president of Sujanagar Upazila Awami League who was earlier snatched from their custody following an attack on a police vehicle in Pabna's Sujanagar upazila.
Abdul Wahab was arrested during a drive in Gajnar Beel area of Mathurapur in Vayna Union on Wednesday morning, police said.
Sujanagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Golam Mostafa said Wahab was hiding in a house in Gajnar Beel.
Tipped off, police conducted a drive around 7 am and arrested two people including Wahab.
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Earlier, 12 others were arrested in connection with the attack on the police vehicle, he added.
Wahab, a former chairman of Sujanagar Upazila Parishad and ex-mayor of Sujanagar Municipality, had been on the run in a case filed over an attack on students during last year's anti-discrimination student protests.
On February 2, police arrested him in front of Mathurapur High School in Sujanagar municipality.
Shortly after his arrest, Awami League activists attacked the police vehicle chanting “Joy Bangla” slogans, and snatched Wahab from their custody.
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Eight police personnel were injured and police filed a case the next day against 64 named and 200-300 unidentified people.