Bangladesh’s Main Opposition Leader Arrested Day After Big Protest: Party

Dhaka:

Bangladesh’s main opposition leader was detained by authorities on Sunday morning, a day after a giant protest against the prime minister, his party said.

“Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been picked up by officers of the law enforcing agency,” the Bangladesh Nationalist Party said in a statement. Alamgir’s daughter confirmed his detention to AFP.

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