Former minister and BNP vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman passed away yesterday.

Police have detained BNP Vice-Chairman Abdullah Al Noman and several other party leaders near the home of Hasan Uddin Sarkar, the BNP mayor candidate in the Gazipur City Corporation polls.

BNP Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman and seven other leaders and activists of the party were detained by law enforcers in Gazipur.