Police detained former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique at an event at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) around noon on Thursday.
Confirming the matter, the officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station told Stream, "Most likely, he has been taken to the Detective Branch for questioning."
The event at DRU was organised by "Manch 71", a new platform of freedom fighters. It was scheduled to start at 10:00am at the Shafiqul Kabir Auditorium in DRU.
However, tensions escalated when a group under the banner of "July Fighter" surrounded the venue, and blocked Latif Siddiqui from entering the venue, according to witnesses. At one point, the police arrived and detained the former minister.
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