Rangpur Metropolitan Police arrested Nur Alam, the removed and fugitive chairman of Kalyani Union Parishad in Pirgacha upazila, during a raid in the Mahiganj area on Monday night. Alam, aged 56, is known as a close associate and protégé of former commerce minister Tipu Munshi. Police said he faces multiple murder and attempted murder cases linked to anti-discrimination student protests. He is scheduled to be presented before court on Tuesday.

Following his arrest, residents of Kalyani Union expressed relief, with reports of people distributing sweets late at night. Locals accused Alam of ruling the area through fear for a decade under the former minister’s influence. Community leaders and victims alleged that he misused power to embezzle millions of taka, illegally sold government trees, and extorted money through fabricated cases and police harassment.

Local representatives described the arrest as a major political development in Pirgacha. Citizens urged the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate Alam’s alleged decade-long corruption, land grabbing, and illicit wealth accumulation to ensure exemplary punishment.