Former AL MP Noor Mohammed held in Dhaka

Former Awami League lawmaker from the Jamalpur-1 constituency, Noor Mohammed, was detained in the capital’s Gulshan area on Saturday night.

The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police apprehended him, DMP Additional Commissioner (DB) Md Shafiqul Islam confirmed.

“He has been brought in for questioning. We have learned that there are multiple cases against him in Bakshiganj, Jamalpur. We are also looking into whether there are any other cases filed against him,” Shafiqul added.

Noor Mohammed was elected a member of parliament from Jamalpur-1 in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election as an Awami League candidate. Earlier, he contested the ninth parliamentary election in 2008 as an independent candidate but was defeated.

He is facing corruption allegations brought by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

In addition, a travel ban has been imposed on Noor Mohammed, his wife Rowshan Ara Begum, and his nephew Saiful Islam over the graft allegations.