BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy was released from the custody of Detective Branch (DB) following his detention during a clash between police and party workers at Matuail in Dhaka on Saturday.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)'s DB chief Md Harun Or Rashid said police had brought him to the DB Headquarters on Minto Road to give him 'protection and safety' and a police car was taking him to his home at Jhigatola.
Several BNP leaders said police had left Gayeshwar at the party's Naya Paltan office.
BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy being beaten by police right on the road at Matuail on the outskirt of Dhaka on Saturday during the observation of a peaceful political programme
A clash broke out earlier in the day between police officers and BNP leaders and activists in Matuail earlier in the day, which left Gayeshwar injured.
Soon after, police picked him up in a car and took him to the DB Headquarters.
BNP's Gayeshwar released from DB custody after four hours
