<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Wednesday has said that members of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested vernacular daily Prothom Alo’s reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams in a case.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The minister came up with the remarks while responding to questions from journalists after an event at the ministry.</div><div><br></div><div>“Police can take measures if anyone being aggrieved seeks justice and lodges case at police station,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>“However I am not fully clear about the matter but something happened centering the case,” the minister said.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Terming the Prothom Alo’s report as baseless, he said, “You journalists through Ekattor TV reported that the baseless news was prepared with ill motive.”&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“I will inform you of the details after knowing all,” the minister added.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier on Wednesday, Shamsuzzaman was picked up by CID members from his Savar residence.</div><div><br></div><div>Witnesses and family members said 16 Criminal Investigation Department (CID) members in plainclothes picked him up from his residence in Ambagan area adjacent to Jahangirnagar University around 4:30 am.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>