Among them, only Moin Uddin Abdullah, son of Sheikh Hasina’s paternal cousin Abul Hasanat Abdullah, was arrested in Dhaka in October 2024. Several leaders of the organisation said that he remains in regular contact with Jubo League leaders and activists in Bangladesh. Sheikh Fazlur Rahman Maruf, another of Sheikh Hasina’s paternal cousins, was not particularly prominent in politics. Abul Khair Abdullah, Sheikh Hasina’s paternal cousin, was the mayor of Barishal City Corporation when the Awami League government fell. Sheikh Hasina’s two influential first cousins, Sheikh Helal Uddin and Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, were in the country during the student-people movement.