News Flash
DHAKA, June 16, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today showed Safia Khatun, a former
Member of Parliament (MP) from Cox's Bazar-1 constituency, which includes
Chakaria and Pekua upazilas, arrested in a case lodged over attempt to murder
one Soyaib Rahman during the July-August mass uprising.
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.
