Satkhira MP Gazi Nazrul Islam arrested, sent to jail

Speaker of Parliament has formally informed the House that Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam has been arrested and is currently in prison.

The Speaker notified lawmakers on Monday, the first day of the fourth session of the 13th Parliament, by reading out an official communication under Rule 176 of the Rules of Procedure.

According to the communication, a general diary (GD No. 1695) was filed with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on September 20, 2026.

Acting on the GD, police took Gazi Nazrul Islam from Room 203 on the third floor of Building No. 5 at the National Assembly Members' Hostel on Manik Mia Avenue for preliminary questioning.

Subsequently, his involvement was found in a case filed with Shyamnagar Police Station in Satkhira under Section 306 of the Penal Code 1860, which deals with abetment of suicide.

Police formally showed him arrested in the case on September 21. The case number is 16, with GR No. 197.

The Speaker said the MP was subsequently produced before a Dhaka magistrate's court, which ordered him to be sent to jail. He is currently being held at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.

Under Rules 176 and 172 of the parliamentary Rules of Procedure, the arrest of a sitting MP must be reported to Parliament through an official communication, which is read out at the earliest opportunity.

Following the Speaker's announcement, the parliamentary sitting was adjourned for 30 minutes for Maghrib prayers.

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