Cox’s Bazar: Police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly distorting the pictures of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and torching local Awami League office in Unchiprang bus station area in Howaikang union of Teknaf upazila.

The arrestee is Maolana Taher Nayeem, about 50 years old, son of late Maolana Abdus Salam of Unchiprang village of the upazila.

Md Mainuddin Khan, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station, confirming the incident said he had already visited the spot.

During primary interrogation, Taher Nayeem has confessed his involvement with the incident, the OC said, adding that a sedition case will be filed against him.

Harun Shikdar, president of Howaikang union unit of Awami League, said some 20 to 25 BNP-Jamaat men led by Taher Nayeem ransacked the local AL office and distorted the pictures of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday night.

They also looted the valuables from the AL office, he said.

Harun also said that Taher Nayeem is involved with the politics of local BNP-Jamaat and he was the president of Jatiyatabadi Olama Dal of the upazila unit.