Jamaat-e-Islami leader and a candidate of paddy sheaf for Jhenaidah-3 constituency Professor Matiar Rahman and his wife were arrested by police in a sabotage case from Dhaka early Wednesday.
Matiar was accused in 27 cases, said Jhenaidah Superintendent of Police Md. Hasanuzzaman.
Two laptops and seven mobile phones were recovered from his possession, he added.