Dhaka, April 7 -- Opposition Jamaat MPs on Tuesday expressed resentment in parliament over the arrest of a woman named Sawda Sumi in Bhola, apparently for commenting on the fuel crisis on Facebook.

Calling this arrest a 'foreshadowing of the fascist government', opposition MP Rafiqul Islam Khan has given an ultimatum to release the woman and withdraw the case by today.

He expressed his anger over this during the point of order in the Parliament with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad in the chair.

Participating in the discussion, Rafiqul Islam Khan said, "The police have arrested a woman named Sawda Sumi for her Facebook status. It has been said that she was arrested and a case was filed 'on orders from above'. My question is - who do they mean...