DB police arrest ex-MP Shariful Islam Jinnah
FE REPORT | Saturday, 28 March 2026
The Detective Branch (DB) police arrested Shariful Islam Jinnah, former Bogura-2 constituency lawmaker, from Ramna area in the capital early Friday.
An official said a team of DB police, based on intelligence information, conducted a special drive and arrested him.
Jinnah is the president of the Jatiya Party (JaPa) Bogura district unit.
He is an accused in multiple cases, including a murder case linked to a death during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in 2024. Around 10 cases against him are currently under trial in court.
A case was filed against Jinnah with Shibganj Police Station under the Explosives Act and sections of the Penal Code on October 7 last year. He had been absconding since then, the OC added.
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