Obaidul Quader's cousin and his son arrested in Companiganj, Noakhali
Police have arrested Shamsur Rahman Tipu (62), a cousin of Obaidul Quader, general secretary of the banned Awami League, and his son Shihabur Rahman Shihab (32).
They were arrested on Thursday (12 November) afternoon in a raid on the house of Maulvi Amin Ullah Khan Saheb in the Hospital Gate area of Basurhat municipality, in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali.
Shamsur Rahman Tipu, the son of Ekramul Haque, Obaidul Quader's elder maternal uncle, is president of the Awami League in Ward 8 of Basurhat municipality.
His son Shihabur Rahman Shihab is general secretary of the Basurhat municipal Swechchhasebak League.
Police said Tipu and his son had been staying at the house since the fall of the Awami League government on 5 August 2024. Acting on secret information, police confirmed their location on Thursday afternoon and raided the house to arrest the father and son.
Companiganj police station's officer-in-charge Md Habibur Rahman said the two arrested men were being produced before a court after being shown arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
