The Home Ministry student representative extortion case has triggered public outrage after Abdur Razzak Bin Sulaiman, also known as Riad, was caught red-handed in Dhaka’s Gulshan area while allegedly demanding Tk 50 lakh (5 million) from a former female Member of Parliament.
Riad is reportedly a student representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs and a member of a government commission. The information was shared on Facebook by Rashed Khan, General Secretary of the Gono Odhikar Parishad, who stated, “Abdur Razzak Bin Sulaiman is not just a student leader but a government-backed extortionist.”
Rashed added that Riad was a central leader of the Bangladesh Democratic Student Parliament (BAGCHAS) and has already been expelled. “Every ministry has such student representatives who use their positions for recruitment scams, lobbying, transfer deals, legal manipulation, and extortion. This is why they don’t want elections. Elections would block their million-taka extortion schemes,” he wrote.
Journalist Jawad Nirzhar also commented on the matter via Facebook, stating, “Riad, the joint coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, was arrested in Gulshan along with four others while attempting to extort Tk 5 million.”
He further alleged that Riad’s political mentor is Nahid Islam, who helped appoint him as a student representative in the Home Ministry. “These Nahid Islams want to continue looting the country under the cover of new student reform,” he wrote.
🔴 Others Arrested in the Case:
Sakadaun Siam (22)
Sadman Sardar Sadab (21)
Ibrahim Hossain Munna (24)
Aminul Islam (13)
Following the incident, two central leaders of the Bangladesh Democratic Student Parliament—Riad and Joint Convener Jane Alam Apu—have been permanently expelled. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement also expelled three of its central leaders involved in the scandal.
The Home Ministry student representative extortion case is now a trending issue on social media, fueling demands for strict action against so-called student leaders who exploit political or ministerial links for criminal activities.
