Awami League publicity secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap has been detained from Nakhalpara in the capital.
Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained him around 3:00pm on Sunday.
A source in DB disclosed this.
Tejgaon police station officer-in-charge Mobarak Hossain also confirmed the detention of Abdus Sobhan.
Abdus Sobhan was the member of parliament from Madaripur-3 constituency. He was defeated in elections held on 7 January.