Jamaat-e-Islami
45 Jamaat leaders, activists arrested from Noakhali during ‘anti-govt’ meeting
Police arrested 45 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday while they were holding an anti-government meeting in Noakhali.The arrests were made following a tip off, around 12:30 pm while the Jamaat members were holding a secret meeting at the second floor of Al-Farooq Academy at Maijdi said Md Shahidul Islam, Additonal Superintendent of district police.“During the arrest several provocative books on religious aggression were recovered from which we suspect they were planning anti-government activities to create an unstable situation, capitalizing religious sentiments,” said the ASP.
Also read: Rajshahi city Jamaat secretay held over vandalismSome of the arrestees are Md Hanif, 52, Amir of Shonaimuri upazila Jamaat, Mowlana Omar Faruq, 52, General Secretary of Chatkhil upazila Jamaat, Mohiuddin Hasan, 48, General Secretary of Shenbag upazila Jamaat, Enayet Ullah, 42, Office Secretary of Kabirhat upazila Jamaat, Belayet Hossain, 52, of Assistant Secretary of Companyganj upazila Jamaat, Nur Hossain, 35, Amir of Chatkhil municipality Jamaat, said Md Jakir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Shudharampur Model police station.
Also read: Jamaat leader's son in Palashbari AL, claims local leader“Police filed a case against the arrested under the Special Power Act. The arrestees were sent to jail in the afternoon after producing them before court,” said OC Jakir Hossain.
5 Jamaat leaders arrested in Pabna
Detective Branch of Pabna Police on Sunday arrested five top leaders including the Ameer of Pabna district Jamaat-e-Islami from Bus terminal area of Pabna town.
The detainees are Pabna District Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Prof Abu Taleb Mandal, Naib-e-Ameer and former chairman of Atgharia Upazila Parishad Maulana Zahurul Islam Khan, Naib-e-Ameer Professor Nazrul Islam, Finance Secretary Maulana Abdus Shakur and Workers Welfare Federation Pabna District President Rezaul Karim.
Acting on a tip off that Jamaat leaders were holding secret meetings for planning anti-government and sabotage activities, police conducted a drive at Darul Aman Trust campus in Pabna at noon and arrested them, said Abdul Hannan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Detective Branch of Pabna Police.
However, Pabna district Jamaat secretary principal Hafeez Maulana Iqbal Hossain said it was not a party meeting but a meeting of the board of trustees of Darul Aman Trust.
Joy denounces Jamaat's depravity and connivance with Pakistan during Liberation War
Bangabandhu's grandson Sajeeb Wazed Joy came down heavily on Jamaat-e-Islami for its wartime brutalities and conspiracies geared towards strengthening the footing of Pakistan and wiping out the dream of freedom cherished by Bangladeshis.
In a Facebook post from his verified account on Wednesday, he mentioned multiple anti-liberation activities Jamaat engaged in.
Read:Sajeeb Wazed Joy pays tributes to martyred intellectuals
"As the Liberation War was drawing towards the end, the victory of the Bengali nation seemed to be a foregone conclusion. When the world was vocal against the atrocities committed by Pakistanis and in favor of freedom sought by Bengalis, Pakistanis hatched one last conspiracy," he added.
Joy said, "They took the initiative to take some Jamaat leaders to the UN council as the representatives of Bengalis. Their purpose was to resist the final victory of Bangladesh."
"When freedom fighters shook the footing of the Pakistani junta in November of 1971, Jamaat spokesperson and Muslim League leader Shah Azizur Rahman resorted to the UN to speak in favor of the Pakistani junta and against Bengalis. They lashed out at the freedom fighters without reservation," he wrote.
"Posing as a Bengali leader of Pakistan's political party, Shah Aziz denied the mass killing conducted by the armed forces of Pakistan in Bangladesh. Later, Ziaur Rahman, after grabbing the state power, made this person the prime minister," he added.
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, also the son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, heavily criticized former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for entrusting war criminals with the charge of ministries.
"Armed Al-Badr and Al-Shams, made by Niazi, assisted Pakistani soldiers on the warfield. They were led by Ghulam Azam, Shah Aziz, Nizami, Mojaheed, and other top leaders of Jamaat and Shibir. Long after the independence of Bangladesh, Khaleda offered the charge of ministries to these commanders of rapists and killers after forming the government," Joy further said.
Condemning the conspiracies and strategic moves of Pakistanis during the Liberation War of Bangladesh, he said as the Liberation War was drawing towards the end, the victory of the Bengali nation seemed to be a foregone conclusion.
Read:Khaleda Zia gave posthumous award to Bangabandhu's killer: Joy
"When the world was vocal against the atrocities committed by Pakistanis and in favor of freedom sought by Bengalis, Pakistanis hatched one last conspiracy. They took the initiative to take some Jamaat leaders to the UN council as the representatives of Bengalis. Their purpose was to resist the final victory of Bangladesh."
"The US security apparatus became active to implement the conspiracy of Pakistanis. That is why they formed a right-wing sphere with Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, Taheruddin Thakur, and Mahbub Alam Chashi. Their target was to resist the defeat of Pakistanis in the Liberation War and wipe out the dream of freedom of Bangladeshis and then form a confederation state with Pakistan. This secret plan was leaked and thus couldn't be carried forward. But that didn't stop Jamaat. They left no stone unturned to bury the desire of Bangladeshis for freedom," he went on saying.
Police: 10 female Jamaat leaders held in Satkhira
Police have arrested 10 female leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh on Friday in Satkhira.
They were arrested from the house of Abdul Jalil in Bashtala upazila in Satkhira during a secret meeting.
The arrestees are Majeda Khatun (45), Firoza Begum (55), Morzina Khatun (50), Farida Khatun (45), Rizia Khatun (35), Rafiza Khatun (45), Beauty Khatun (45) of Alipur village of Sadar upazila. Khadija Parveen (40), China Parveen (35) of Sultanpur and Anwara Begum (58) of Bagerhat district.
Satkhira Sadar Police officer-in-charge Mohammad Delwar Hussain said that a raid was carried out on Friday morning over a tip-off. During the raid 33 jihadi books were also recovered.
A case has been filed against the arrestees at Satkhira police station, he said.
10 including Jamaat GS held in the city
Police have arrested 10 leaders and members of Jamaat-e-Islami from the capital’s Bashundhara residential area on Monday evening.Based on a tip-off, a team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested them while holding a secret meeting at an apartment in the area.The arrestees are- Jamaat-e-Islami's central secretary general (GS) Mia Golam Parwar; assistant secretaries general Rafiqul Islam Khan and Hamidur Rahman Azad; central executive committee members Abdur Rob, Izzat Ullah, Mubarak Hossain; former Chhatra Shibir central president Yasin Arafat and three Jamaat office employees.
READ: Jamaat's Jahirul Islam held in Chattogram
ADC media of DMP Iftekhairul Islam said that acting on a secret tip, a team of DMP arrested the Jamaat-e-Islami members while they were attending a secret meeting in the city.Meanwhile, in an official statement after the incident, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman condemned and protested the arrest of the 10 members of the party and asked for their unconditional release.
READ: BNP-Jamaat behind recent Hefazat violence: MinisterThe meeting was referred to as a part of Jamaat’s 'regular activity' in the official statement.
Charges against Hefazat’s Mamunul in explosive case on Oct 10
A Khulna court Sunday set October 10 to frame charges against Mamunul Haque, former joint secretary general of Hefajat-e-Islam in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.
Additional metropolitan session court judge SM Ashikur Rahman announced the date after Mamunul was brought before the court from Khulna district jail, said public prosecutor advocate KM Iqbal Hossain.
According to the charge-sheet of the case, on February 22, 2013 a demonstration of around 3,000 members of 12 parties including Jamaat-e-Islam, BNP and Hefazat took place in Khulna demanding abolition of International Crimes Tribunal, release of arrested war criminals and chanting anti-government slogans.
Also read: Mamunul sent to jail after remand
Headed towards the Gonojagoron Moncho in the city the procession at one point faced police obstruction and allegedly started attacking police with cocktail bombs and gun fires.
In self-defense police also fired 20 rounds of bullets in the air.
In the attack some members of police got injured by the blast and some 26 people were arrested from the spot.
Later in the day, Sub-Inspector of Sonadanga police station, Alamgir Kabir filed a case against 26 people including Maulana Mamunul Haque.
According to the charge-sheet of the case, Mamunul Haque directed his followers to vandalize Gonojagoron Moncho and attack police during an waz mahfil held at Moylapota mosque roundabout a day before the attack.
The charge sheet was submitted on April 21, 2015 by investigation officer of the case SI Md Moktar Hossain against 107 people.
On September 3, Mamunul was transferred to Khulna district jail from Kashimpur high security central jail in Gazipur.
A Narayanganj court on June 5, sent Mamunul to Kashimpur Central Jail on completion of his 18-day remand in six separate cases.
On April 18, a joint team of Tejgaon Division police and DMP's Detective Branch arrested Mamunul from Jamia Rahmania Arabia Madrasah in Mohammadpur.
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He was remanded for 18 days till June 5, in six different cases over rape, vandalism and Hefazat mayhem. Among them, three were filed by the district police, two by the CID, and one by the PBI.
The former Hefazat leader currently has 27 cases against his name.
Jamaat's Jahirul Islam held in Chattogram
Police have arrested a high-ranking leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in Chattogram.
Maulana Jahirul Islam is Jamaat-e-Islami’s Banshkhali upazila organisational secretary.
He is also the former upazila chairman of Banshkhali.
Sources told UNB that Maulana Jahirul was picked up by cops from his house in the Teri Bazar area under the jurisdiction of Kotwali police station around 11.30pm on Thursday.
Chattogram district's additional police superintendent Afjarul Haque Tutul confirmed Maulana Jahirul's arrest on Friday.
However, the reason behind Maulana Jahirul's arrest has not yet been disclosed by police.
Jamayat leaders of south districts claimed that Maulana Jahirul was out on bail in the case of alleged vandalism in the district.
However, Banshkhali police station’s Officer-in-Charge Shafiul Kabir said that he came to know about the Jamaat leader's arrest from social media posts.
Jamaat and Japa leaders detained in Narayanganj
Narayanganj metropolitan Jamaat-e-Islami amir Maulana Mainuddin Ahmed and Sonargaon Jatiya Party president Shambhupura UP chairman Abdur Rauf have been arrested in connection with the violence in Narayanganj during Hefazat-e-Islam strike, last month.
Narayanganj additional superintendent of police (A Circle) Mehedi Imran Siddiki confirmed this.
The UP chairman Abdur Rauf was arrested on Monday afternoon and the Jamaat amir Maulana Mainuddin Ahmed was arrested on Sunday night.
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The court has sent the Amir of Jamaat to jail and fixed Wednesday for the remand hearing
He has been shown as an accused in three cases of Siddhirganj police station.
In one of the cases, the police asked for a 7-day remand.
However, Maulana Mainuddin Ahmed's lawyer Main Uddin Mia said he was not an accused in any of the three cases.
"Besides, we do not believe that Maulana Mainuddin was involved in the incident mentioned in the statement of case," he added.
Also read: Hefazat leader Mamunul Haq finally arrested
On March 28, Hefazat-e-Islam called for a nationwide strike.
During the strike supporters of Hefazat vandalized and set fire to more than 50 vehicles on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Signboard, Sanarpar and Shimrail areas of Narayanganj.
In this incident, 8 separate cases were filed in Siddhirganj police station accusing 132 people and hundreds of unidentified persons.
35 accused have been arrested so far in these cases, police said.
Will resist anti-Modi protesters: DU BCL president
Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Dhaka university unit President Sanjit Chandra Das on Thursday said the student organisation would resist anti-Modi protests on the campus.
25 Jamaat’s female activists held in Kushtia
In an overnight drive, police arrested 25 female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from Jhaudia Bazar in Kushtia on Saturday night.