Police in Faridpur’s Saltha upazila have arrested Shawon Kazi, a local leader of the banned Chhatra League, in connection with the 2018 case involving the vandalism of BNP central organizing secretary Shama Obaid Islam’s car. Kazi, aged 30, was detained from Phulbaria area on Saturday afternoon following a tip-off. He had been wanted under the Speedy Trial Act and was sent to the Faridpur court after his arrest.

According to police inspector Maruf Hasan Russell, Kazi had been absconding for a long time in case CR 112/24. The case stems from a violent attack on a BNP rally held in December 2018 at Saltha College field, organized in support of Obaid ahead of the national election. Following the fall of the Awami League government in August, a fresh case was filed naming 82 Awami League leaders and 200–300 unidentified individuals.

The arrest marks a renewed push in politically sensitive cases reopened after the change in government, potentially signaling further legal actions against those accused of past election-related violence.