AL presidium member Kazi Zafarullah arrested

Police have arrested Awami League presidium member Kazi Zafarullah from Gulshan area in the capital.

Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the arrest news on Thursday morning.

A team of police arrested him from Gulshan area on Wednesday night.

Zafarullah fell unwell after being taken to the Detective Branch office and was, later, admitted to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, police said.

He has been arrested in a murder case filed with Paltan Police Station, Talebur Rahman added.