Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Detectives have arrested Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former MP Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan over an incident at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch Additional Commissioner Shafiqul Islam first confirmed that Akhtaruzzaman had been taken into custody.

Asked about the situation, he said DB personnel were at his house and he would accompany them once he finished his prayers.

Akhtaruzzaman was later arrested in the case filed at Airport Police Station and handed over to the station, the officer said.

Deputy Commissioner Rezaul Karim Reza of the Uttara Division of the police said, "We had requested support from the Detective Branch over the arrest of retired major Mohammad Akhtaruzz...