Published : 30 Sep 2026, 05:34 PM
Updated : 30 Sep 2026, 05:34 PM
An investigation is under way into whether the local MP was involved in the demolition of Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said.
On Wednesday, he warned that nobody involved would be spared.
“Evidence was found of negligence by a police officer in the Radda incident. He was immediately withdrawn and departmental proceedings began. There is no political involvement there,” he said.
The minister said some suspects may have political affiliations, but those would not be considered in taking action.
“Whether a member of parliament was involved is under investigation. If involvement is found, nobody will be spared.”
Late on Sept 24, heavy machinery demolished a tin-roofed structure and three semi-permanent buildings at the centre. Doors and windows of five rooms in the permanent building, including the ultrasonography room, vaccination room and laboratory, were also smashed.
Furniture, medicines, an ultrasonography machine, generator, computers, printers, refrigerators, air conditioners and cabinets were taken away. A case alleges damage exceeding Tk 10 million.
The centre falls in Dhaka-14, won by Jamaat-e-Islami’s Mir Ahmad Quasem in the Feb 12 election.
Speaking after a meeting on Durga Puja security, the minister also addressed the Sept 26 attack on content creator Salman Muqtadir’s Brownfish studio at New Guinea Properties.
Muqtadir blamed the government and BNP in a Facebook video. The minister said the public would judge anyone who broadly blamed the government or deliberately labelled BNP as extortionists.
Six people have been arrested over the attack, which the case alleges stemmed from a land dispute.
The minister said investigators were examining all parties, including New Guinea Properties and neighbouring landowners, and that legal action would follow quickly.
He said there had been no extortion, citing Muqtadir’s own statement that nobody had demanded money from him.
On allegations of political influence in land grabbing, Salahuddin said criminals would be treated as criminals regardless of political identity. Police responded to a 999 call, made arrests and collected evidence, he said.
He added that preliminary police inquiry is required before a complaint can formally become a case, noting that the person who filed the complaint did so as a real-estate representative.
Thirty-eight prominent citizens had raised concerns over political influence, land grabbing and extortion.
The minister said police were acting within 24 hours and that the government’s responsibility could be assessed based on its actions.
“There has been no police failure or government failure here. We cannot disclose everything for the sake of the investigation. Whoever is involved will face strict action.”
