Chattogram: Detectives in a drive arrested former state minister for education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon from a house in the city’s Chwakbazar area early Friday.

Mizanur Rahman, additional superintendent of Chandpur police, said a team of DB and Chandpur thana police conducted a joint  drive at the residence of Shah Alam ‘Mamtaz Chayanir’ at Chatteshwari Road around 4:30am and arrested Milon, reports the UNB.

Milon had gone into hiding and living at his friend Shah Alam’s house for the last few days, said Mohammad Mamun, officer-in-charge of Chandpur DB police.

Police also arrested the house owner.

Milon was wanted in 16 cases, said Mamun.