She was a prominent supporter of the Awami League government and was reportedly part of a WhatsApp group ("Alo Ashbei") that opposed the 2024 quota reform movement.
Shomi Kaiser is an outspoken political activist, a stance that has landed her in legal hot water regarding her statements about national figures. In 2024, a defamation case was filed against her for allegedly referring to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) founder and former president Ziaur Rahman as a "national traitor". A defamation suit seeking Tk 100 crore in damages was filed against her, leading to her arrest by Dhaka Metropolitan Police. bangladeshi actress shomi kaiser scandal hot
For decades, Shomi Kaiser was celebrated as a premier 1990s television actress and the daughter of martyred intellectual Shahidullah Kaiser. However, her transition into business—serving as the president of the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB)—and her open allegiance to Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government flipped her public narrative upside down. She was a prominent supporter of the Awami