Former social welfare minister Nuruzzaman arrested

Police detains him in Rangpur city

Police have arrested former social welfare minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed in Rangpur city.

Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Majid Ali said Nuruzzaman was taken into custody from a residence in the city’s Central Road around 9:15pm on Thursday.

Nuruzzaman, a former MP from Lalmonirhat-2, was appointed state minister for social welfare on Jun 19, 2016.

After winning the 11th parliamentary election, he served as the minister for the same ministry until Jan 11, 2024.

Commissioner Majid said police acted on a tip-off and raided the house, leading to Nuruzzaman’s arrest.

He faces multiple cases, including charges of assault, attempted murder, and murder during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement.

Nuruzzaman, his son, and 126 others were named in a murder case over the death of Mahamudul Hasan Munna during the student protests in Rangpur.

Munna’s father Abdul Majid filed the case with the Rangpur Metropolitan Magistrate Kotwali Amli Court on Aug 29, 2024.

On Jan 28, police arrested Al-Amin Hossain, a leader of the now-banned Chhatra League, the student wing of Awami League, in the Station area’s Babupara with weapons in connection with the same case.

Earlier, on Oct 27, detectives arrested Nuruzzaman’s younger brother, Shamsuzzaman Ahmed Bhuttu, in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj Bazar.