Barishal, Feb. 12 -- Joint forces on Thursday detained a BNP leader from Babuganj upazila in Barishal-3 constituency over his alleged involvement in an attack on AB Party leader Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad last year.

The detainee, Rajon Sikder, is the general secretary of Rahmatpur union BNP. He was picked up around 3pm from in front of a degree college in the upazila, local sources said.

Rajon is accused of leading the December 7 attack on Fuad, an AB Party candidate backed by an 11-party alliance in the Barishal-3 (Babuganj-Muladi) seat.

Witnesses said Rajon went to Rajkar Secondary School polling centre when an army vehicle arrived and detained him. His family members later gathered and stood in front of the vehicle in protest.

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