Police on Wednesday afternoon arrested Hefazat-e-Islam joint secretary general of Dhaka metropolitan (zone 10)  Md. Mufti Faisal Mahmud Habibi from the capital’s Demra area. A team of Mirpur DB police arrested him at around 4 pm. Also read: Intelligence agencies to identify Hefazat financers: Minister He worked as the Khatib of Medina Chattar Central Jame Mosque in Demra and lived on Badsha Mia Road of the area. Many Hefazat leaders have been arrested in the country recently following the vandalism and arson attack carried out by its activists across the country protesting against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marking the celebration of golden jubilee of the country’s independence last month. Also Read: 2 more top Hefazat leaders held Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Wednesday said, "As per our investigation, Hefazat-e-Islam carried out violence with an aim to repeat the incident of Shapla Chattar it unleashed in 2013."

Police have arrested a member of Hefazat-e-Islam's dissolved central committee leader Maulana Abdul Qaium from Netrokona in a case over violence dating back to 2013. He was arrested from a madrasa in Netrokona’s  Kendua upazila on Wednesday, confirmed district Detective Branch (DB) OC Khandaker Saker Ahmed. Abdul Qaium was the director general of the Malni Jamia Hussainiya Madrasa in Netrokona. Also read: Intelligence agencies to identify Hefazat financers: Minister OC Khandaker Saker Ahmed said Maulana Abdul Qaium was the accused in the case filed in connection with the 2013 Hefazat violence in Narayanganj's Sonargaon. A court arrest warrant was pending against him in that case for a long time, he added. Many Hefazat leaders have been arrested in the country recently following the vandalism and arson attacks carried out by its activists across the country protesting against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marking the celebration of golden jubilee of the country’s independence last month. Also read: Hefazat central committee dissolved Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Wednesday said, "As per our investigation, Hefazat-e-Islam carried out violence with an aim to repeat the incident of Shapla Chattar it unleashed in 2013."

Police on Wednesday arrested Hefazat-e-Islam leader Md. Mufti Habibullah Mahmud Kashemi from the capital’s Vatara area in a case over 2013 Shapla Chattar violence. Md. Azharul Islam Mukul, chief of Demra zonal team, conducted  a drive around 5:20 pm and arrested him, said Md A Ahad, DC, Detective Branch, Wari. Many Hefazat leaders have been arrested in the country recently following the vandalism and arson attack carried out by its activists across the country protesting against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marking the celebration of golden jubilee of the country’s independence last month. In Chattogram students of Hathazari Madrasa carried out infernal violence for two days, on March 26 and March 27. Also read: Intelligence agencies to identify Hefazat financers: Minister They set fire to the car of the Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Hathazari that worth Tk. 55 lac. All documents from the AC land office were burned. Government rest houses and three motorcycles were set on fire. On March 27 in Brahmanbaria, at least five people were killed and around 50 others, including 25 cops, injured in clashes between members of law enforcement agencies and locals during Hefazat’s demonstrations at Nandanpur in Sadar upazila. Also read: Hefazat central committee dissolved They had staged the protests against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh. The next day, during Hefazat’s countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal protesting police action on their anti-Modi processions in Dhaka, Chattogram and other districts, activists set fire to three buildings, including the land office in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila. They had also attacked a Chattogram-bound train at Talshohor Rail Station in Brahmanbaria town. Also Read: 2 more top Hefazat leaders held Besides, the Hefazat supporters also vandalised several private and government establishments, including Zila Parishad building, municipality building, Police Lines, Industrial School, land office, Alauddin Music Academy, and Foirtala Bus Stand in Sadar upazila. The supporters had also attacked Brahmanbaria Press Club and confined some journalists to the premises. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Wednesday said, "As per our investigation, Hefazat-e-Islam carried out violence with an aim to repeat the incident of Shapla Chattar it unleashed in 2013."

Detective Branch (DB) members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested another top leader of Hefazat Islam Bangladesh from the city's West Agargaon area on Saturday afternoon. The arrestee is Dr Ahmad Abdul Kader, the Nayebe Ameer of Hefazat Islam Bangladesh. Also Read: Hefazat leader Qurban Ali Kasemi arrested in Dhaka Tipped off, a team of the DB (Tejgaon Division) police conducted a drive at West Agargaon around 7 pm and arrested Dr Abdul Kader, said DMP Additional DC (media) Iftekharul Islam. Dr Abdul Kader, who was the former president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, was arrested in connection with several cases filed with different police stations including Paltan police station recently. Also Read: 2 more top Hefazat leaders held Many Hefazat leaders have been arrested in the country recently following the vandalism and arson attack carried out by its activists across the country against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh last month.

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested two Dhaka city unit leaders of Hefazat-e-Islam from the city’s Baridhara and Mohammadpur areas on Saturday. The arrestees are Hefazat-e-Islam Dhaka city unit president Junaid Al Habib  and its assistant general secretary Jalal Uddin Ahmed. Also read: Another Hefazat leader detained Contacted, Joint Commissioner (DB) of the DMP Mahbub Alam said Junaid Al Habib, also Hefazat’s central joint secretary general, was arrested from a Madrasa of Baridhara just before Iftar on Saturday. Besides, Hefazat city unit assistant secretary general Jalal Uddin Ahmed, who is also central committee Assistant Secretary General, was arrested from his Mohammadpur residence at around 2:00 pm, the Joint Commissioner (DB) said. Also read: Another top Hefazat leader arrested Replying to a question, he said the two Hefazat leaders were arrested in connection with the case filed with Motijheel police station for the mayhem carried out in 2013 and also for the case filed with Paltan police station in March last month in connection with the  violence in Baitul Mukkarram Mosque area (during Modi's visit). On Friday afternoon the DB also arrested another leader of the religious organisation, Jubair Ahmed, from Lalbagh. Also read: Hefazat leader Azizul Haque Islamabadi held in Chattogram With the arrest of the two Hefazat leaders, the number of arrests of Hefazat leaders rose to seven by the DB police from the city in recent weeks.

Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday arrested Azizul Haque Islamabadi, organizing secretry of  Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, from Hathazari of Chattogram. DB Joint Commissioner Md Mahbub Alam said Azizul Haque  has been brought to Dhaka and shown arrested in a case filed over the violence at Shapla Chattar on May 5, 2013. Also read:Hefazat leader Mamunul's '2nd wife' goes missing; GD filed A Dhaka court placed Azizul Haque on a seven-day remand after he was produced before it in the afternoon, he said. Meanwhile, Hefazat leaders and his family members claimed that Azizul remained missing since Sunday night. Hefazat Ameer Allama Junaid Babunagari in a press statement expressed deep concern over the arrest and demanded his safe return. “Arresting and suing  innocent people like this won’t be tolerated,” he said. Also read:Woman who was with Hefazat leader Mamunul is not his wife ... Besides, Hefazat’s assistant finance secretary Mufti Ilias Hamidi, who was also arrested from Madanpur in Narayanganj, must be released as well, Babunagari said adding “Hefazat-e-Islam wants peace, but it will give befitting reply along with people if the repression continues.”