Former Awami League lawmaker Barrister Shahjahan Omar was arrested this morning in Jhalakathi in connection with a case over vandalism of a local BNP office.

He was arrested around 10:00am in the Pingri of Rajapur upazila, said Ismail Hossain, officer-in-charge of Rajapur Police Station.

Shahjahan had been in hiding since the fall of the Awami League government on August 5.

He resurfaced this morning, travelling to Rajapur in a private car. Around 9:00am, a group of individuals reportedly attacked him, his driver and his vehicle in Pingri, the OC said.

On information, the police arrived at the scene and arrested Shahjahan.

Shahjahan contested the January 7 parliamentary elections under the Awami League banner after resigning from the BNP, where he had served as vice chairman.

His switch to the AL led to his expulsion from the BNP for violating party discipline.