Ex-MP Safia Khatun shown arrested

A Dhaka court on Monday shown former MP Safia Khatun arrested in a case involving an alleged attempt to murder a political activist during an anti-discrimination student movement in the capital.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah passed the order as police produced Safia, also a former president of Mahila Awami League, before the court and pleaded to show her arrest in the case. The court after that sent her back to jail.
A team of police arrested Safia Khatun from the Balughat area under Pallabi Police Station on November 30 last year. The former lawmaker was shown arrested in Akram Hossain Rabbi murder case and was sent to jail the next day.

According to the case documents, Soyaib Rahman got shot in Mirpur-10 area on August 4 as he was taking part in an anti-discrimination student movement. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he took primary treatment.

Soyaib filed the case with Mirpur Model Police Station on December 1, 2024.

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