Former Speaker Shirin Sharmin was arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) police last Tuesday after remaining in hiding for nearly 20 months. Following her arrest, she was presented before a court, which rejected the DB’s remand request and ordered her to be sent to jail. Senior DB officials conducted an initial interrogation, during which she disclosed some information while withholding other details.
According to the interrogation, Shirin Sharmin took refuge in military custody after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024, and later moved between four different residences to avoid arrest. She was ultimately detained from a house in Dhanmondi. She admitted to maintaining indirect contact with several mid-level Awami League leaders but denied involvement in forming a “reformed” Awami League. She also claimed that ex-ministers Hasan Mahmud and Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury had encouraged her to join such efforts, which she refused.
DB officials stated they are verifying her statements and compiling a list of mid-level leaders who communicated with her. They suspect the banned Awami League faction may be involved in anti-state conspiracies and plan to seek further remand for continued investigation.
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