Abdul Hannan Shah, son of Abdul Bari Shah of Joan Kamarpur under Naldanga upazila, was arrested from Peergachha bazar at around 10.45pm on Wednesday.

The officer-in-charge of Naldanga Police Station told reporters that Hannan is an accused in several cases including one for militancy and another for possessing arms.

Police said he was an associate of Bangla Bhai and former deputy minister Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu.