Former Energy Advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, was arrested on Tuesday night (September 10) from the Gulshan area of the capital. Report UNB
The arrest was confirmed by Rezaul Karim Mallik, Additional Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB), to UNB.
According to Mallik, Tawfiq-e-Elahi was detained around 9:45 PM in Gulshan. He stated that there are multiple cases against Tawfiq-e-Elahi, but it will be disclosed later under which specific case he has been arrested.
Tawfiq-e-Elahi is currently at the DB office, and legal proceedings against him are ongoing, as informed by the Additional Commissioner of DB.