Former Lieutenant General Masud Uddin Chowdhury, a key figure during the 2007 military-backed caretaker government, has been shown arrested in a human trafficking case. Police confirmed that he was shown arrested on Tuesday afternoon at Paltan Police Station, with the Detective Branch seeking a five-day remand. He had been detained the previous night from his residence in Baridhara DOHS, according to Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police chief DIG Shafiqul Islam, who stated that Masud faces at least five cases.

Masud Uddin previously served as the coordinator of the National Coordination Committee for Serious Crimes Suppression during the 2007 emergency rule, a period marked by the detention of senior politicians and business leaders. He was closely associated with then Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed and played a central role in the anti-corruption drive that followed the “One-Eleven” political crisis.

The former general later became a Member of Parliament from Feni-3 under the Jatiya Party and was accused in several cases, including a 2024 incident in Feni. His arrest marks the first major action against him in nearly two years.