Shahed arrived in Dhaka from Satkhira during his final days in school, his mother Safia Karim had once been involved with the Mahila Awami League, locals said. He became directly involved with politics when the Awami League made him a member of the subcommittee in 2016. Shammi Ahmed, the international affairs secretary of the Awami League and member secretary of the subcommittee, confirmed that Shahed is not a member of the current subcommittee and they were yet to draft a new one. He dismissed the claim that he used to bring Shahed to the meetings of the current subcommittee. Bahauddin Nasim, a joint general secretary of the Awami League, claimed the party has never given any post to Shahed.

Source: bd News24 July 08, 2020 15:45 UTC