Narsingdi Correspondent

Police arrested Shafiqul Islam Sumon, an accused in a case of extortion in the name of a journalist from an owner of a house under construction in Narsingdi and an extortion case in Shibpur police station area.
He is also a fugitive accused in the Narsingdi Press Club attack case. He was arrested from the Bhelanagar Mohalla of Narsingdi Sadar Police Station on Wednesday afternoon, said Sadar OC Amir Mamun.

Citing the details of the case, the OC said that on August 22, Sumon and his associates went to an under-construction house in Bilasdi Mohalla of Narsingdi Sadar Police Station and demanded a ransom of Tk 5 lakh from the owner of the house, posing as journalists. After not receiving the ransom, the plaintiff Mahmuda Arefin and her husband, a bank officer, spread defamatory and false propaganda against the bank officer through a Facebook page called 'Narsingdi Guptachar'. When the victim Mahmuda Arefin filed a complaint against the alleged journalist and his associate in court, the court directed Narsingdi Model Police Station to file a case. After the case, one of his associates named Alam Mridha was arrested, but the alleged journalist Shafiqul Islam Sumon was absconding. On Wednesday, Shibpur and Sadar Police Stations conducted a joint operation and arrested him.

Earlier, Shafiqul Islam Suman, a fugitive accused in the chargesheet filed in the case of attack and looting at the traditional Narsingdi Press Club on August 21, 2025. Although he is not identified by any recognized media, there are numerous allegations of extortion and propaganda on Facebook against people from various professions, including freedom fighters, teachers, bankers, government officials, industrialists, and others across the district, according to the police.