The Jatiya Sangshad witnessed chaotic scenes on Sunday after Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed made a statement about Jamaat e Islami student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir leader Mohammad Jisan Miah Prodhan, who had apparently concocted a missing person situation to deal with a personal issue , and was tracked down by police.
The Home Minister, in his statement delivered under rule 300, said Jisan, who had gone into hiding and was later recovered by police from Laksam in Cumilla, was "involved in rape and forced abortion,” in the words of police.
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Immediately after his remarks, lawmakers from Jamaat-e-Islami protested and Deputy Opposition Leader Syed Abdullah Mohammed Taher took the floor, demanding that the statement be withdrawn and expunged from the parliamentary record.
When the Home Minister again sought the floor, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal, who was chairing the House at the time, asked him to remain seated.
Members from both the treasury and opposition benches then stood up and shouted, creating a noisy situation in the House. In an attempt to restore order, the Deputy Speaker issued a ruling, assuring lawmakers that the matter would be examined and a decision taken later.
In his statement, Salahuddin said Jisan Miah Prodhan, a central leader of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir holding the post of assistant secretary for international affairs, went missing from Daudkandi Bazar in Cumilla on June 11, 2026.
Following his disappearance, his cousin Mohammad Russell Ahmed filed a general diary (GD) with Daudkandi Police Station. Police later recovered him from Laksam in Cumilla.
The minister said Jisan became acquainted with a woman through Facebook around five to six months ago, and the two later developed a romantic relationship and allegedly raped the woman on several occasions after promising to marry her, resulting in her becoming pregnant.
Jisan allegedly later pressured her to destroy the fetus and threatened to kill her if she refused. Fearing for her life, the woman eventually agreed to the abortion, after which Jisan allegedly purchased abortion pills and gave them to her. Two to three days later, the fetus was destroyed, he said.
The home minister further said that the woman subsequently pressured Jisan to marry her and that he eventually agreed to do so on Friday, June 12.
However, he alleged that on June 11 Jisan went into hiding to avoid the marriage and his cousin Russell Ahmed to file a missing-person report with Daudkandi Police Station.
The woman later appeared at the police station and filed a case, naming Jisan as the prime accused and three others as co-accused on charges related to rape, assisting in the rape and causing the termination of the pregnancy, said the minister.
He also said the accused persons had given confessional statements under Section 164 before a judicial magistrate and now the investigation into the case is underway.
“Since many people tried to portray his disappearance differently on verified Facebook pages and sought to blame the government, we think the real facts should be presented before the nation,” said Salahuddin.
Earlier in the same statement, the Home Minister disclosed that former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed had been arrested in the United Arab Emirates and said the government was taking steps to bring him back to Bangladesh through the extradition process.
With the announcement over Benazir Ahmed, MPs across the board applauded by thumping desks in the House.
Following the minister’s statement, Taher took the floor and said the Speaker shouldn’t have allowed the Home Minister to talk about the second issue under the same statement under Rule 300.
He said the statement regarding the former IGP is a significant and commendable initiative. “It is a success of Bangladesh Police and we thank the police for it,” he said.
“But taking that opportunity, he made a statement targeting a political party. You should not have allowed it without proper consideration,” Taher said, addressing the chair.
The Jamaat leader alleged that the Home Minister had intentionally included the matter to condemn a particular party.
“First, I want to know where Jisan is now. Secondly, why are journalists or other people not being allowed to talk to Jisan and the woman?” he asked.
The Jamaat leader questioned why he raised the issue. “Is any plot being created? From the Home Minister’s statement today, it seems that the police may have acted as part of a plot,” Taher alleged.
“I think the Home Minister should withdraw the statement, or you (the Speaker) should expunge it,” he added.
As the deadlock continued amid loud protests from lawmakers, the Deputy Speaker repeatedly urged members to calm down and take their seats.
“We will examine the matter and if anything is found to be beyond parliamentary rules and conventions, an appropriate decision will be taken later,” Kayser Kamal said.
Failing to restore order immediately, the Deputy Speaker finally ruled that if any remarks were found to be unparliamentary or contrary to parliamentary practices, a decision would be taken after further examination.