Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Prime Minister's Political Assistant Rashed Khan on Monday demanded the arrest of Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman, accusing him of instigating the arson attack on a police vehicle in Mirpur amid the garment workers' demonstrations over wages.

"A police vehicle was set on fire in Mirpur. The Jamaat ameer should be arrested and brought to justice for this act of arson. As an instigator, he cannot evade responsibility for the incident," Rashed said.

He made the demand while talking to reporters after a programme at the Jatiya Press Club.

Rashed alleged that Shafiqur had recently said if the people stood with Jamaat, the party would implement its seven-point demand and "smas...