Ten top leaders  of Khelafat Majlish were arrested in the past 24 hours until Thursday morning in connection with the clashes and vandalism carried out by Hefazat-e-Islam men in Brahmanbaria last month. Md Abu Taher, President of Sarail Upazila  Khelafat Majlish confessed to his involvement in Brahmanbaria mayhem, saying it was a part of a conspiracy to oust the government from power, said police. Besides, nine more Hefazat activists were arrested. Also read: B’baria violence: Hefazat leader Junaid Qasemi held So far, 55 cases have been filed and 434 people arrested over the violence, said a press release of Brahmanbaria police. On March 27, at least five people were killed and around 50 others, including 25 policemen, injured in clashes between members of the law enforcement agencies and locals during Hefazat's demonstrations at Nandanpur in Sadar upazila. They had staged the protests against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bangladesh visit. Also read: B’baria mayhem: 6 more Hefazat men held The next day, during Hefazat's countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike, against police action on their anti-Modi processions in Dhaka, the organisation's activists in Chattogram and other districts set three buildings on fire, 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: Brahmanbaria mayhem: Hefazat leader among 10 arrested Also, the Hefazat supporters vandalised several private and government establishments, including the municipality building, Alauddin Music Academy, and Foirtala Bus Stand in Sadar upazila. They had also attacked Brahmanbaria Press Club and confined some journalists to the premises.

Five more people have been arrested in the past 24 hours in connection with last month's mayhem by Hefazat-e-Islam supporters in Brahmanbaria, police said on Friday. The arrests were made from different parts of Brahmanbaria after identifying the accused from video footage and images taken during the violence, the district police said. So far, 55 cases have been filed and 392 people nabbed over the rampage, the police said in a release. Also read: Brahmanbaria mayhem: Hefazat leader among 10 arrested On March 27, 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.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: Another top Hefazat leader arrested 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.

Six more people have been arrested in the past 24 hours in connection with last month's mayhem by Hefazat-e-Islam supporters in Brahmanbaria, police said on Tuesday. The arrests were made from different parts of Brahmanbaria after identifying the accused from video footage and images taken during the violence, the district police said. Two of the six arrested have been identified as Sadekpr Union Chartra Olama Oikko Parishad’s secretary Kwari Md Mojammel Haque and Ashuganj upajila Hefazat-e-Islam and Imam Parishad secretary Maulana Mufti Obaydullah. Also read: People involved with Hefazat violence to be punished: Home Minister So far, 55 cases have been filed and 375 people nabbed over the rampage, the district police said in a release. On March 27, 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.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: Brahmanbaria mayhem: Hefazat leader among 10 arrested 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.

Ten more people have been arrested in the past 24 hours in connection with last month's mayhem by Hefazat-e-Islam supporters in Brahmanbaria, police said Friday. The arrests were made from different parts of the district after identifying the accused from video footage and images taken during the violence, the special branch of the district police said. So far, 55 cases have been filed and 414 people arrested over the rampage, the police said. Also read: 7 more Hefazat men held over B’baria mayhem On March 27, 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.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: Another top Hefazat leader arrested 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. Also read: 11 more Hefazat men held over B’baria violence

Twenty-four more people were arrested in the past 24 hours in connection with the clashes and vandalism by Hefazat-e-Islam activists and supporters in Brahmanbaria last month, police said Friday. The arrests were made from different parts of the district, according to the special branch of district police. So far, 54 cases have been filed and 261 people arrested over the violence, the police said. Also read: 30 more held over clashes in Brahmanbaria On March 27, at least five people were killed and around 50 others, including 25 policemen, injured in clashes between members of the law enforcement agencies and locals during Hefazat's demonstrations at Nandanpur in Sadar upazila. They had staged the protests against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bangladesh visit. The next day, during Hefazat's countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike, against police action on their anti-Modi processions in Dhaka, the organisation's activists in Chattogram and other districts set three buildings on fire, including the land office in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila. Also read: Land office, 2 other buildings set on fire in Brahmanbaria, Train attacked They had also attacked a Chattogram-bound train at Talshohor Rail Station in Brahmanbaria town. Also, the Hefazat supporters vandalised several private and government establishments, including the municipality building, Alauddin Music Academy, and Foirtala Bus Stand in Sadar upazila. They had also attacked Brahmanbaria Press Club and confined some journalists to the premises.