Retired Lt. Gen. Hasan Sarwardy arrested

A team of the DB police led by its chief Harun-or-Rashid conducted a drive in Savar area and arrestedLieutenant General (Retd) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy.

Detectives on Tuesday arrested the former army personnel, Lieutenant General (Retd) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy from Savar, on the outskirts of the capital.

 He was being taken to the DB office, Faruk Hossain, Deputy Commissioner (DC-media) of the DMP, confirmed the development on Tuesday evening.

 A team of the DB police led by its chief Harun-or-Rashid conducted a drive in Savar area and arrested him in a case filed with Paltan Police Station.

 A person identified as Mahiuddin Shikdar filed the case against Sarwardy on Sunday night, said Faruk Hossain.

On  Monday, Mian Zahidul Islam Arefy, who claimed to be an “adviser to US President Joe Biden,” at the DB office said that “Lt General (retired) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardi brought me to the BNP party office at 3 pm to discuss their programme. They requested me to deliver a speech.”

Earlier today, replying to a query Prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a press conference said she asked authorities to find him to be questioned.

Arefy was detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday and now being interrogated.

On Saturday, Arefy visited the BNP central office in Naya Paltan and presented himself as an "adviser to US President Biden" when speaking to reporters.