Political opposition BNP this evening claimed that law enforcers detained their leaders Aman Ullah Aman and Nazimuddin Alam from Dhaka city.

Aman, a vice chairman of BNP, and Alam, a member of party's executive committee, were picked up around 9:20pm, Shamsuddin Didar, a staff of BNP chairperson media wing told The Daily Star.

Alam was said to have been holding a meeting with Aman at his residence at Mohakhali DOHS.

Rapid Action Battalion, later on this evening, floated a text message to the media confirming of the arrests made.