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Police have arrested the former chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail, who was sacked from the Bangladesh Navy, and former MP Ahmad Hossain, organising secretary of the Awami League.
Sohail was arrested from Dhaka’s Banani and Ahmad from Rampura on Tuesday, DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Obaidur Rahman confirmed, as per bdnews24.com reports.
However, he could not immediately say in which cases they were arrested.
The Bangladesh Navy issued a letter to Sohail on Monday sending him to compulsory retirement. He was arrested the next day.
The Navy took the step against Sohail after complaints of corruption, forceful abduction, and killing were raised against him.
Earlier on August 7, he was removed from the post of port chairman and made the commander of the Bangladesh Navy Training and Doctrine.
Sohail was promoted to the rear admiral post from commodore on February 22, 2022. People raised objections saying that he received the promotion without commanding any naval base or completing important military courses because he was favoured by the Sheikh Hasina government.
Sohail served as the Chittagong Port Authority chairman for more than a year.
Before he was appointed to the post on Apr 12 last year, he served as the Payra Port Authority chairman from February 27, 2022.
Sohail also worked as the director of the media wing of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for two years from 2010.
Awami League Organising Secretary Ahmad Hossain entered parliament after winning the Netrokona-5 seat in the 12th general election.
Serving as the Awami League organising secretary for five terms, Ahmad Hossain began his political career as a grassroots activist of its student wing Chhatra League.
He worked as the Bishkakuni Union Chhatra League President and also as the Purbadhola Upazila Chhatra League general secretary.
While studying at Dhaka University, he served as Sir AF Rahman Hall Chhatra League president, a member of Bangladesh Chhatra League and also its publication secretary, organising secretary, vice president, acting president and Bangladesh Chhatra League Convention Preparatory Committee convener.
Later, he became deputy secretary of the Awami League three times and organising secretary five times including in his current term.