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Ex-MP Md Zafar Alam Arrested in Dhaka

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Former Member of Parliament (MP) Md Zafar Alam, who was elected from Cox's Bazar-1 (Chakaria-Pekua) constituency under the Awami League banner, has been arrested.

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Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) apprehended him on Sunday afternoon from the Dhanmondi area of the capital. The arrest was confirmed by Muhammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of DMP's Media and Public Relations Division.

Md Zafar Alam first entered Parliament in 2018, securing victory under the Awami League's election symbol, the "Boat," while serving as the President of Chakaria Upazila Awami League. However, his tenure was marred by a series of controversies that eventually led to his exclusion from the party's nomination list for the 2024 general elections.

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Following his exclusion, Zafar Alam contested the 2024 election as an independent candidate but was defeated.

Before his tenure as an MP, Zafar Alam served in key local government positions. He was elected Mayor of Chakaria Municipality in 2005 and later served as Chairman of Chakaria Upazila Parishad in 2014.

In December 2023, a speech delivered by Zafar Alam went viral on social media. In that emotional address, he expressed deep disappointment over his estrangement from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, stating: "I once received the party's nomination. I have faced death a hundred times for you. I have sacrificed everything in my life for your cause. In Cox's Bazar, I spent Tk 12.5 million for a single meeting. I accommodated party members in three-star hotels and fed 40,000 people in Matarbari in one day, using 1,000 trucks to ensure the success of the rally. Once, she (Sheikh Hasina) used to call me 'My Zafar.' I don't know under what dark signal I became a stranger to her."

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The circumstances leading to his arrest are yet to be fully disclosed.

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