Singer, former Awami League MP Momtaz arrested in Dhanmondi

The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested folk singer and former Manikganj-2 MP Momtaz Begum in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi.

Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman, spokesman for the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), confirmed her detention in a message on Monday night.

The three-time MP has been accused in several cases filed in Manikganj following the fall of the Awami League government.

Momtaz became a member of the 9th parliament in 2008 on Awami League’s nomination. She was later elected with the boat symbol.

However, the singer lost to another Awami League leader who stood as an independent candidate in the 12th parliamentary election.

She has been named in several cases filed over the deaths during the mass uprising.

The DMP official, however, has yet to clarify the specific charges against the lawmaker.

Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of Bangladesh Bank, has already frozen her bank account.