Dhaka: Awami League presidium member and former Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Muhammad Farooq Khan has been arrested.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) handed him over to DB Police after arresting him from his house in Dhaka on Monday (October 14) night.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner (DB) Rezaul Karim Mallik confirmed the matter.
Farooq Khan was born on September 18, 1951 in Dhaka. He left the military service and got involved in Awami League politics.
Lt. Col. (Retd.) Farooq Khan was elected Member of Parliament six times from Gopalganj-1 Constituency.