Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former minister for public administration Farhad Hossain from Eskaton area in Dhaka city on Saturday night,

Shihab Karim, senior assistant director (media) of the RAB-2 Battalion Headquarters, confirmed the matter.

He said that being tipped-off a team of the elite force conducted a drive in the Eskaton area under Hatirjheel police station and arrested Farhad around 11pm.

The former minister was accused in a case filed for gunning down one Md Rubel in an area under Adabor police station during the anti-government movement on August 5, he said.

Moreover, two more cases were filed against him in Meherpur Sadar police station over the recent student movement, the RAB officer informed.

After the arrest Farhad was handed over to police to take next legal action, he added.