Bangladesh MP detained in Oman, later launched

Oman police launched Khadizatul Anwar Sony, MP of Reserved Ladies Seat-19 of Chattogram, 12 hours after her arrest on Tuesday evening for holding a political assembly with out permission.

A diplomat mentioned Khadizatul Anwar went on a private go to to Oman on Tuesday and held a gathering with celebration leaders and activists at Haffa Home Muscat Lodge at evening.

“Regulation enforcers detained her throughout the assembly at round 10:30pm as holding political assembly with out permission is illegitimate there,” he mentioned preferring anonymity final evening.

With the intervention of the Bangladesh embassy in Oman, she was launched round 10:00am yesterday underneath a bond, however her associates detained alongside along with her weren’t launched, the supply added.

International Minister AK Abdul Momen, nonetheless, mentioned he had no thought about such arrest of any MP in Oman.

“We do not know. We now have not despatched any MP to Oman formally. We heard this solely from you [about the arrest of MP Khadizatul Anwar],” he instructed reporters on the overseas ministry yesterday.

Khadizatul Anwar Sony, daughter of Awami League politician and former MP Rafiqul Anwar, was elected to parliament from Chittagong representing the Reserved Ladies’s Seat–19 in 2019.

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