Former Jatiya Party MP Yahya Chowdhury from Sylhet-2 constituency has been arrested along with four of his associates. They were apprehended by students and later handed over to Uttara West police from a residence in Sector 3. The arrest was confirmed by Saddam Hossain, Assistant Commissioner of the Uttara Zone of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Yahya faces two lawsuits for allegedly ordering the shooting and killing of protesters on November 12.