NEW DELHI: Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, former Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament, has been arrested by the Detective Branch of Dhaka police, officials confirmed on Tuesday, even as authorities remained tight-lipped on the specific charges against her.
According to officials from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Chowdhury was taken into custody late Monday night from her residence in Dhanmondi, a residential area in Dhaka. Confirming the development, DB Additional Commissioner Shafiqul Islam told ANI, "We have arrested Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury," without elaborating further on the circumstances or basis of the arrest.
