Police arrested a local BNP leader early yesterday in a case filed over the crude bomb attack on a rally of the party's mayoral candidate Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul, reports UNB. A joint team of Detective Branch of police and Boalia Police Station in a drive arrested Motiur Rahman Mintu, general secretary of BNP district unit, from his house in the city's Ramchandrapur area around 2:30 am, said senior Assistant Commissioner Ifte Khayer Alam, spokesperson of Rajshahi Metropolitan police.

Mintu was arrested along with his licensed arms on specific information and proof, he added. Besides, an audio-tape was leaked in connection with the incident which is yet to reach to police.