Shariful Islam Shamim, a local BNP youth leader, has been arrested in Manikganj for allegedly threatening and attempting to assault an on-duty traffic officer. According to police reports, Constable Shaheen was managing traffic in the city when Shamim, identifying himself as the district’s BNP Youth Wing Joint Convener, tried to bypass one-way traffic regulations using a rickshaw. When confronted, he became enraged and threatened to have the officer fired. Constable Shaheen has since filed a legal complaint against Shamim.