Uzirpur:A leader of the Uzirpur Municipality Swecchasebak Dal, linked to the BNP's volunteers' front, has been expelled from the organization following his arrest over allegations of secretly filming women in their homes in Uzirpur upazila of Barishal.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the accused, Bayezid Mithu, was apprehended while attempting to record a woman's private moments through a bathroom ventilator late Saturday night. Local residents detained him, subjected him to physical assault, and subsequently handed him over to the police.
The police have filed a case against Bayezid under the Pornography Control Act, leading to his court appearance on Sunday afternoon, where he was remanded to jail. Reports from both locals and police indicate that Bayezid had a history of secretly recording women through windows and bathroom ventilators, allegedly using the footage for blackmail and coercion into immoral activities.
Three anonymous eyewitnesses reported that the incident occurred around 10 p.m. Saturday when a woman noticed Bayezid attempting to film her in her bathroom. Her calls for help attracted neighbors who captured Bayezid and discovered multiple secret videos on his mobile device. Police confirmed finding numerous pornographic videos in his phone's galleries.
Uzirpur Model Police Station's Officer-in-Charge, Rakibul Islam, stated that Bayezid was charged under the Pornography Control Act and subsequently jailed by the court. In response to these events, the Barishal district unit of Jatiyatabadi Swecchasebak Dal issued a press release on Sunday announcing Bayezid's expulsion from all levels of the organization for violating party discipline. This decision was ratified by district Swecchasebak Dal Convener Rafiqul Islam Joni and Member Secretary Md Kamrul Ahsan, with the press release signed by Zahidul Islam Khan Bappi, the district unit's in-charge office secretary.