A prominent Bangladesh Opposition politician has been arrested and charged with trying to “instigate army revolt”, authorities said on Wednesday, a day after his family alleged that he was kidnapped by police.
Mahmudur Rahman Manna has been arrested for trying to instigate revolt by the armed forces, Colonel Ziaul Hassan of anti-crime Raid Action Battalion said. His arrest comes days after the politician backed military intervention to end the ongoing deadly political turmoil in Bangladesh. Manna was arrested after his telephonic conversations with a senior leader of ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s BNP, Sadek Hossain Khoka, and a former army officer became public.