Police in Faridpur have arrested Sheikh Faez Ahmed, president of the Bangabandhu Cultural Alliance in Faridpur and a key accused in the July Movement attack and attempted murder case. Faez, 48, was detained on Wednesday evening near the Dream Shopping Complex in Alipur after anti-discrimination student activists identified and held him before handing him over to police. He had been on the run since early August following allegations of participating in attacks against student protesters during the July 2024 movement. Faez, son of Sheikh Manik from Goalachamot area and former chairman of the Faridpur Cooperative Bank, reportedly returned to the city recently and was involved in controversial activities. Police Superintendent Abdul Jalil confirmed that Faez had been wanted for months and that legal action is now being taken against him. The arrest follows growing local demands for accountability over the violence during the July protests.