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Papiya suspended from Jubo League


Published : 23 Feb 2020 08:49 PM | Updated : 30 Oct 2020 03:08 PM

Bangladesh Jubo Mohila League central committee on Sunday suspended Shamima Noor Papiya alias Peu, who was arrested on Saturday for her alleged link with various crimes. According to a press release signed by Jubo Mohila League President Nazma Akter and General Secretary Professor Opu Ukil, Papiya was suspended permanently.

The decision was taken as per article 22(A) of the constitution of the organization. In another development, the anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a large amount of illegal money, arms, ammunitions and alcohol, during a raid at her city residence. ASP Sujoy Sarkar of RAB's Legal and Media Wing confirmed it.

He said, “The drive was conducted on Sunday at her Farmgate residence in the capital.” He, however, said, “More details will be revealed at a press conference later.” Earlier on Sunday RAB arrested Papiya, her husband Mofizur Rahman alias Sumon Chowdhury alias Moti Sumon, Sabbir Khandaker, and Sheikh Taiyaba, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city.

RAB also seized seven fake passports, fake currencies and foreign currencies from their possessions on Saturday afternoon. Lt Col Shafiullah Bulbul, commanding officer of RAB-1 confirmed it. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-1 arrested them when they were attempting to leave the country to evade arrest.

RAB officials claimed that Papiya used to force girls into prostitution. She was also involved in arms and drug trades. RAB sources said she opened a charity at Narsingdi and used poor women in the sex trade. She also has a torture cell at Narsingdi. A presidential suite at Westin Hotel in the capital's Gulshan has been booked by her name for a long time.

The RAB claimed that Papiya's husband Sumon is a businessman. They have automobile business. He helped his wife in her illegal activities. He also owns a bar in Thailand. RAB officials said although her yearly income from automobile business is Tk 19 lakh, the record says that she paid over Tk2.5 lakh a day only at the bar of Dhaka Westin.