On 22 February 2021, the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, in accordance with Rule 178(4) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, issued an Extraordinary Gazette (No. 11.00.0000.863.09.001.19-30) notifying that Mohammad Shahid Islam (Member of Parliament (MP) from 278 Lakshmipur-2) is no longer qualified to be an MP under Article 66(2)(d) of the Constitution of Bangladesh, since on 28 January 2021 a criminal court in Kuwait convicted him of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude and sentenced him to four years of rigorous imprisonment.
According to reports, around February 11, 2021, a fishing boat with around 90 Rohingya refugees onboard set out from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh purportedly with the aim of reaching the shores of Malaysia.
On 22 February 2021, the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, in accordance with Rule 178(4) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, issued an Extraordinary Gazette (No. 11.00.0000.863.09.001.19-30) notifying that Mohammad Shahid Islam (Member of Parliament (MP) from 278 Lakshmipur-2) is no longer qualified to be an MP under Article 66(2)(d) of the Constitution of Bangladesh, since on 28 January 2021 a criminal court in Kuwait convicted him of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude and sentenced him to four years of rigorous imprisonment.
According to reports, around February 11, 2021, a fishing boat with around 90 Rohingya refugees onboard set out from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh purportedly with the aim of reaching the shores of Malaysia.
