Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury detained

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, chairman of Trinamool BNP.

He was held on Thursday afternoon from his residence in Banani.

Mohammad Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner of the Media Branch of DMP, confirmed the matter, saying that he is being taken to the DB office.

Earlier in the afternoon, DB conducted a raid at Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury’s Banani residence.

On Wednesday, law enforcement officers had prevented Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury from leaving the country.

He and his wife were turned back from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as they attempted to travel abroad.

Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury was previously a vice-chairman of the BNP. In 2015, he resigned from all BNP positions.

In 2018, he joined Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, led by former President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury.

Most recently, in September 2023, just before the national election, he became the chairperson of Trinamool BNP on January 7.