Former Chattogram-3 (Sandwip) MP Mahfuzur Rahman Mita has been arrested from his residence in Gulshan, Dhaka, according to the information provided.
Mita was taken into custody on Tuesday (22 September) and subsequently brought to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) office on Minto Road. Details of the case or cases in which he may have been arrested were not immediately available.
Authorities had also not disclosed what allegations are being brought against the former lawmaker or what legal action is expected to follow his detention. Further details are likely to emerge once the law enforcement authorities issue an official statement.
Mita has been associated with the Awami League and represented the Chattogram-3 constituency, covering Sandwip, in three consecutive national parliamentary elections. He was elected from the constituency in 2014, 2018 and 2024.
During the 11th Parliament, Mita served as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Shipping. His political career has been closely linked to Sandwip, where he represented the constituency in Parliament across multiple terms.
His arrest comes amid a recent series of law enforcement operations in the capital involving Awami League leaders and activists. Dhaka Metropolitan Police has reported arrests following a procession involving Awami League and its affiliated organisations in the Gulshan area.
However, it has not been established from the information currently available whether Mita’s arrest is directly connected to that incident. No official statement has yet clarified whether he was detained in relation to the procession or under a separate case.
The circumstances surrounding the arrest therefore remain unclear. The specific case number, allegations, and details of any complaint against the former MP have not been publicly disclosed in the information available so far.
After being arrested at his Gulshan residence, Mita was taken to the DB office on Minto Road. It was also not immediately clear whether he would be questioned there or subsequently produced before a court as part of the legal process.
Any further developments will depend on statements from the police and other relevant authorities. An official account of the arrest is expected to clarify the case under which Mita was taken into custody, the allegations against him and the next stage of the legal proceedings.
