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DHAKA, Aug 12, 2025 (BSS) - Sumaiya Tahmid Zafrin, wife of Major Sadikul Haque (currently under military custody), has given confessional statement in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act over a secret meeting allegedly organized by activists of banned outfit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farjana Haque recorded her statement under section 164 as police produced Zafrin before the court after end of her five-day remand in the case and pleaded to record her confessional statement.

Earlier on August 7, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah placed Zafrin, 26, on a five-day remand in the case.

The Detective Branch (DB) of police detained Sumaiya Tahmid Zafrin from the capital’s Mirpur DOHS area on August 6.

According to the case statement, around 300 to 400 people — including leaders and activists of Awami League and BCL, as well as some retired government officials — participated in a secret day-long meeting on July 8 at KB Convention Centre, adjacent to Bashundhara Residential Area.

The case alleges that the meeting aimed to hatch conspiracies against the government, including a plan to create unrest in the capital by laying siege to the Shahbagh area, with the ultimate goal of paving the way for Sheikh Hasina’s return to the country.

Sub-inspector Jyotirmoy Mondal of Bhatara Police Station filed the case on July 13.