Overview
- Dinajpur jail officials said Sen fell ill in custody, was taken to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital around 9:10 a.m., and was declared dead at 9:29 a.m. local time.
- Jail superintendent Farhad Sarkar confirmed the death and said the body will be handed to the family after legal formalities, with no independent probe announced in the reporting.
- Sen was a five-time MP, former water resources minister and Awami League presidium member who had been detained since August 16, 2024, facing three cases including a murder charge.
- The Awami League, including a statement from Sheikh Hasina, condemned the custodial death and accused the Yunus-led interim government of targeted repression and denial of medical care, while authorities described a rapid hospital transfer.
- Rights groups point to a broader pattern of custodial deaths, citing Ain o Salish Kendra’s figure of at least 107 such deaths in 2025, and the case has intensified scrutiny days before the February 12 election from which the Awami League has been barred from political activity.