Kamal Ahmed, president of the Jaintapur upazila Awami League in Sylhet and a former upazila parishad chairman, was detained at the Tamabil immigration checkpoint on Thursday while attempting to travel to India for medical treatment. 

Immigration police detained him around noon when he arrived at the checkpoint to cross into India and later handed him over to Jaintapur Police Station.

Jaintapur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahbubur Rahman said Kamal, also known as Chairman Kamal, was in police custody and that further legal action would be taken after verification.

Several cases have been filed against Kamal at Jaintapur Police Station, according to sources. He had also been jailed during the tenure of the interim government.