The police arrested seven people after raiding the house of ousted Awami League government鈥檚 former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel in Chattogram city鈥檚 East Nasirabad area on Wednesday afternoon.
The raid was conducted following a Facebook post by a person identifying as a 鈥楯uly Joddha鈥�, which claimed that Awami League and its affiliated organisations leaders and activists were holding a meeting at Nowfel鈥檚 house to plan for the Dhaka lockdown programme scheduled for November 13.
Panchlaish police station officer-in-charge Mohammad Solaiman said that the operation began at about 3:30pm and continued for more than half an hour at Nowfel鈥檚 Chashma Hill residence.
Former Chattogram mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Nowfel鈥檚 father, was the previous owner of the house.
鈥楢fter seeing the Facebook post, some 鈥楯uly Joddha鈥� called me to inform about the incident. I immediately informed senior CMP officials and started the operation as per their instruction,鈥� said OC Solaiman.
According to the police, no family members were staying at the house. During the raid, they found seven individuals who identified themselves as household staff. They were taken to the police station for verification.
鈥業f any of them are found to have link with the banned Chhatra League or fascist collaborators, legal action will be taken,鈥� the OC said.
He further said that the claim about Awami League activists holding a meeting at Nowfel鈥檚 residence was a rumour. 鈥榃e found no political gathering there.鈥�
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, son of late ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, served as deputy education minister in AL鈥檚 2018 term and as education minister after the 2024 general election.
Following the student鈥搇ed uprising that overthrew the Awami League government, Nowfel reportedly fled the country and is currently residing in India, according to media reports.
