Published : 09 Apr 2026, 09:11 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:34 PM
Police detectives have arrested Safura Begum Rumi, a former MP from the reserved women's constituency No. 2 (Lalmonirhat-Kurigram) and the president of the Rangpur District unit of the Mohila Awami League, in Dhaka over a number of cases, which include charges of murder and sabotage.
Lalmonirhat District Police chief Md Asaduzzaman said in a statement on Thursday she was arrested in a raid in the Dhaka’s Mohammadpur on Wednesday night.
Lalmonirhat Sadar Police chief Saad Ahmed said the Detective Branch (DB) of police has brought her back to the district and that she would be produced before the court.
Rumi, 46, is a resident of Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila and the wife of Md Abdullah.
She also served as a member of the Awami League's central executive committee and was the president of the Lalmonirhat Bar Association.
Under the overall direction of the Lalmonirhat District Police, a special team of detectives conducted the raid with the help of information technology, says the statement.
Since Aug 5, 2024, she had been hiding in Dhaka after leaving Lalmonirhat but had continued activities from the capital, it adds.
Five cases were filed against her at Lalmonirhat Sadar, Rangpur Kotwali and Mohammadpur police stations on charges including murder and sabotage.
Of these, a murder case was filed in Rangpur on Aug 31 last year, followed by another murder case in Mohammadpur on Jun 5.
The three cases in Lalmonirhat include one under the Speedy Trial Act, and charges of fraud and vandalism.
