Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) launched drives at the houses of several senior BNP leaders in the city on Saturday night, following the violence at Nayapaltan that left two people, including a police constable dead.
Police, both in uniform and plain clothes, cordoned off the Shahjahanpur residence of BNP’s Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas after 3 am. Police, however, left the house as the BNP leader was not there at that moment.
Earlier, police also conducted a drive at BNP’s Vice Chairman Abdul Awal Minto's Gulshan residence around 12 am, but he was not at home at the time. Later, they picked up his son Tajwar M Awal from the residence.
Police also carried out drives at several BNP leaders' residences on Sunday morning.
Police detained BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from his Gulshan residence on Sunday morning.
Amid BNP’s hartal, a group of law enforcers raided Fakhrul’s Gulshan-2 house and detained him around 9:25 am. Later, he was taken to DB headquarters on Minto Road.
Police also conducted drives at BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury's Banani residence at around 10:30 am but he was not at home.
Besides, police conducted drives at BNP's Joint Secretary Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal’s homes at Lalmatia and Banani at around 10:40 am and 11:43 am respectively but the BNP leader was not there.
Police also raided the house of BNP Executive Committee member Ishraque Hossain's Gulshan residence at around 11 am but he was not there either.
