Former deputy minister for youth and sports Arif Khan Joy was arrested in connection with a murder case today.
He was arrested from the Dhanmondi area, according to a notification from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
The notification said that Joy was shown arrested in a murder case filed at Mohammadpur Police Station.
Joy was elected as a member of parliament for the Netrokona-2 constituency in 2014.
The former professional footballer served as the deputy minister for the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Bangladesh from 2014 to 2018.