Former Jaldhaka Mayor Nasib Sadiq Nova Arrested in Nilphamari Anti-Terrorism Case

Police in Jaldhaka, Nilphamari, have arrested former Jaldhaka Municipality mayor Nasib Sadiq Hossain Nova in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. He is president of the municipal Swechchhasebak League, whose activities are banned.

He was arrested on Wednesday evening (28 October) from his own home in the Jaldhaka municipal area.

Confirming the arrest, Jaldhaka police station's officer-in-charge (OC) Nazmul Alam said police raided Nasib Sadiq Hossain Nova's home on Wednesday evening acting on secret information and arrested him.

The OC said he is the number six FIR-named accused in an anti-terrorism case filed with Jaldhaka police station.

OC Nazmul Alam said he will be produced before a court tomorrow after the necessary legal procedures are completed.