A prominent Bangladesh ruling party politician with alleged links to the capital's underworld was arrested on Sunday in a sweeping anti-graft drive championed by the prime minister, amid corruption accusations against her government.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last month launched the crackdown, saying it was necessary to prevent a repeat of the January 2007 coup by the powerful military, which said tackling corruption was one of its key goals.
The high-profile head of the Dhaka youth wing of Hasina's Awami League party, Ismail Hossain Samrat, was arrested with one of his associates, Bangladesh's elite security force said.