The police have detained Awami League leader and former lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Miah Golap from Dhaka's Nakhalpara area on Sunday.

Confirming the matter, Tejgaon police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Mobarak Hossain said Golap was being interrogated. Necessary action would be taken after the interrogation, he added.

Golap was a parliamentary member of Madaripur-3 constituency. He is the publicity and publications secretary of the Awami League.