Indian intelligence has been alerted by their Bangladeshi counterparts about scores of Hefazat-e-Islam militants fleeing into neighbouring Indian states like West Bengal and Assam, which were caught.
Junaid was behind the violence unleashed in the district by the radical outfit during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to Bangladesh in March this year, Jisanul Haque, Senior Assistant Superintendent (media wing) of CID, told IANS.Juna
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Published: 01 May 2021 07:08 PM BdST
Updated: 01 May 2021 07:15 PM BdST
Police have arrested Junaid Al Quasemi, a leader of Hifazat-e Islam, for his alleged involvement in the mayhem unleashed by the radical group in Brahmanbaria over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. );
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The Criminal Investigation Department of the police arrested him in Brahmanbaria on Saturday morning, said CID’s Senior SP Jishanul Haque.
Quasemi is accused in at least four cases over the violence.
He is an influential leader of the group and one of the people who led the violence in Brahmanbaria, according to Jishanul.
The Hifazat leader will be produced in a court in the district, he added.
Junaid was behind the violence unleashed in the district by the radical outfit during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to Bangladesh in March this year, Jisanul Haque, Senior Assistant Superintendent (media wing) of CID, told IANS.Juna
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Top Hefazat leader Junaid Al Quasemi detained in Bâdesh. Image Source: IANS News
Dhaka, May 2 : The Criminal Investigation Department of Bangladesh Police arrested Hefazat-e-Islam leader Junaid Al Quasemi, one of the masterminds of the militant outfit, from Brahmanbaria on Saturday morning.
Junaid was behind the violence unleashed in the district by the radical outfit during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to Bangladesh in March this year, Jisanul Haque, Senior Assistant Superintendent (media wing) of CID, told IANS.
Junaid is the son of Allama Nur Hossain Quasemi, who was the secretary general of the recently dissolved committee of Hefazat.