Dhaka, Sept 02 (V7N): Police detained Jatiya Party Chairman and former minister Anwar Hossain Manju from Dhanmondi in the capital on Monday afternoon.

Md Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan, the Joint Commissioner of Police (North) for the Detective Branch (DB), confirmed that a team of DB police carried out the detention. Manju is reportedly facing five cases.

He has been taken to the DB office for further questioning.

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