Former lawmaker of the Awami League from Nilphamari-3 constituency Saddam Hossain Pavel. Photo: Collected

DHAKA, Sept 5, 2025 (BSS) - Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested a former lawmaker of the Awami League (AL) from Nilphamari-3 constituency Saddam Hossain Pavel from the capital's Mohammadpur area.

Deputy Commissioner of the DB (media and public relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Muhammad Talebur Rahman confirmed BSS of his arrest, saying that Pavel was apprehended around 11pm on Thursday.

He was accused in multiple cases linked to the July Mass Uprising.

Separate DB teams also captured seven other leaders and activists of the AL and its associate organisations from different parts of the capital city.

The arrestees were involved in planning and financing for bringing out sudden processions in the capital city.

The seven have been identified as Organizing Secretary of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Baufal Upazila branch of Patuakhali district Md. Tanjil Hossain Abhi, 29, General Secretary of Suryamani Union Jubo League under Baufal Police Station, founding President of Baufal Upazila branch of BCL and current Central General Secretary of Bangabandhu Kalyan Parishad Md. Anisur Rahman Howlader, 43, sabotage planner of Ward 32 of Bangshal Police Station Md. Delwar Hossain Bablu, 61, Organizing Secretary of Ward 1 of Uttara Purba Jubo League Al Mamun Bhuiyan, 29, Executive Member of the central committee of Awami Jubo League Md. Kaykobad Osmani, 53, former President of Khitirpara Union AL under Louhajong Police Station in Munshiganj Md. Anwar Hossain, 60, and AKM Khorshed Alam, 65.

Cases have been registered against all those arrested in various police stations on specific charges.

They were involved in organizing and destabilizing the country by destroying law and order and creating panic in the public mind by holding sudden processions in different parts of the capital.