MP Gazi Nazrul in jail after arrest, Speaker formally informs Parliament
The Speaker has formally informed the National Parliament about the arrest of Gazi Nazrul Islam, Member of Parliament for Satkhira-4, and his detention in jail.
On Monday (9 November), the first day of the fourth session of the 13th National Parliament, the Speaker read out the letter received on the matter under Rule 176 of the Rules of Procedure and informed the members of parliament.
The Speaker said a general diary (GD No. 1695) was filed at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station on 20 September 2026. On the basis of that GD, a team from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police took MP Gazi Nazrul Islam from flat 203 on the third floor of building 5 of the NAM building in the Manik Mia Avenue area to the police station for preliminary questioning.
Later, information emerged about his involvement in a case filed at Shyamnagar police station in Satkhira under Section 306 of the Penal Code of 1860 (abetment of suicide) — case No. 16, GR No. 197.
In that case, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police showed him arrested on 21 September.
The Speaker further said that after the arrest, he was produced before the concerned magistrate court in Dhaka, which ordered that he be sent to jail. He is currently detained in Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.
Under Rules 176 and 172 of the Parliament's Rules of Procedure, when a member of parliament is arrested, the letter received on the matter must be read out in Parliament as soon as possible. Following that rule, the Speaker informed Parliament of the matter.
After the Speaker's announcement, the Parliament session was adjourned for 30 minutes for Maghrib prayers.
Formally informing Parliament about the arrest and imprisonment of a sitting member of parliament is an important parliamentary process. Under the rules, members of parliament are informed through the Speaker so that the matter is recorded in parliamentary proceedings.
The case filed against Gazi Nazrul Islam at Shyamnagar police station has been brought on charges of abetment of suicide. The next steps in the case now depend on the court process.
