The Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) has said it will hold dialogue with the political parties those rejected the Election Commission (EC) schedule for the 12th national parliamentary elections and are in movement demanding the elections under a polls-time national government. "We will not participate in the elections unless it takes place under a non-party government.
Top leader of hardline Islamist group arrested in Bangladesh
Dozens of Hefazat leaders and activists have been arrested in recent weeks after the hardline Islamist group waged anti-government protests.
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DHAKA: A top leader of a hardline Islamist group was arrested in eastern Bangladesh s Sylhet city on Friday, as the government continued to crack the whip on anti-government protesters, according to a media report.
The legal affairs expert of Hefazat-e-Islam, Advocate Maulana Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury, was apprehended by the the Criminal Investigation Department officials at Subidbazar in Sylhet, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
However, the police have not disclosed the charges against Chowdhury, who has earlier served as the Member of Parliament from Sunamganj III.