Former deputy speaker Tuku, state minister Palak arrested
Former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku (L) and former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak (R)
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Former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku (L) and former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak (R)
Police have arrested former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak from Nikunja residential area on Wednesday (14 August) night.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s media division Additional Deputy Commissioner Obaidur Rahmam Shamim confirmed the news to The Business Standard.
He said they were arrested in a murder case filed in Paltan Police Station.
Dhaka University Chhatra League general secretary Tanvir Hasan Saikat was also arrested from the area.
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