Shahid, the MP of Lakshmipur-2 seat, was arrested in Kuwait on Jun 6. A criminal court in the Middle-Eastern country is set to deliver the verdict on Jan 28, 2021 in a case against Shahid on human-trafficking and money-laundering charges. The Kuwaiti prosecutors also charged Shahid with torturing employees of his company, based on the complaints from five Bangladeshi nationals subjected to trafficking. The incident stirred a political furore in Kuwait with two MPs of the country charged with taking bribes from Shahid. The Anti-Corruption Commission in Bangladesh is also investigating the wealth of Shahid, his wife Salina Islam, who is an MP from the seats reserved for women, sister-in-law Jasmine, and daughter Wafa.

Source: bd News24 December 22, 2020 15:22 UTC