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Police have arrested Shamsur Rahman Tipu, 62, a maternal cousin of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, along with his son in an operation in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali.
Tipu is the son of Ekramul Haque, Obaidul Quader’s maternal uncle. He is also the president of Ward 8 unit of the Awami League in Basurhat Municipality. His son, Shihabur Rahman Shihab, 32, is the general secretary of the municipality unit of the Swechchhasebak League.
They were arrested on Thursday night from the residence of Moulvi Amin Ullah Khan Sahib in the Hospital Gate area of Ward 8 in Basurhat Municipality.
According to police and local sources, Tipu and his son had been staying at their home since the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024.
Acting on a tip-off, police confirmed their location and conducted a raid at the house before arresting the father and son. They were subsequently taken to the police station.
Companiganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Habibur Rahman told Manabzamin that the two would be shown arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act and produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court.
