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Bangladesh Minister Sparks Debate After Raiding Suspected Drug Den With Pistol
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News18•18-10-2026, 00:45
Bangladesh Minister Sparks Debate After Raiding Suspected Drug Den With Pistol
- •State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain led a raid on a suspected drug den in a Dhaka slum while carrying a pistol.
- •Hossain uploaded a video of the raid showing him holding a megaphone and a firearm, which later sparked intense debate on social media.
- •Police stated that the minister conducted the operation without prior notice and handed over six to seven detained individuals to the local station.
- •Authorities recovered a powder substance from the detainees that will be tested for drugs.
- •The minister subsequently deleted the video clip following questions regarding the appropriateness of his actions.
Key Questions Answered
Ishraque Hossain sparked debate on social media after uploading a video of himself carrying a pistol while raiding a suspected drug den in a Dhaka slum along with associates in plainclothes.
Dhaka metropolitan police stated that the minister did not inform them in advance about the raid. Local police subsequently went to the scene, brought in six detained individuals, and collected a powder substance found in their possession for drug testing.
Ishraque Hossain is a 39-year-old member of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and was elected to Parliament in the February 12 elections.
