Dhaka, Sep 06 (UNB) - Former shipping minister and Awami League Presidium Member Shahjahan Khan was arrested in Dhaka's Dhanmondi area early Friday morning.
 
Md Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan, Joint Commissioner (North) of the DMP's Detective Branch (DB), confirmed the matter during a press briefing on Friday morning.
 
A DB team conducted a raid on a house in Dhanmondi and took Shahjahan Khan into custody around 3 am, said the DMP official.
 
This development follows a decision last month by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to launch an investigation into Shahjahan, who represented the Madaripur-2 constituency in Parliament.
 
In 2014, the ACC had previously summoned him over allegations of irregularities in plot allocation and the accumulation of illegal assets. His affidavit for the 11th parliamentary election revealed substantial wealth, including two cars, 96 bhori of gold belonging to his wife, and two buses registered under her name.
 
Shahjahan Khan also served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs.
 
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