Bangladesh police on Tuesday arrested the deputy leader of the country’s main opposition party over accusations that he incited a series of violent protests by supporters, a senior officer said.

Bangladesh police on Tuesday arrested the deputy leader of the country's main opposition party over accusations that he incited a series of violent protests by supporters, a senior officer said.

Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was arrested on charges of arson, bombings and vandalism, Shiblee Noman, assistant commissioner of Dhaka police, told AFP.