March 26 violence in Dhaka: 3 Hefajat leaders remanded Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Three leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam were placed on remand for different terms in two cases filed with Paltan Police Station over last month s violence in Dhaka.
Mufti Habibullah Mahmud Quasemi, an executive member of now defunct Hefajat s central committee; and Mufti Faisal Mahmud Habibi, former joint secretary general of Hefajat s Dhaka city unit, were placed on three-day remand each in the case.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jashim passed the order after Md Kamrul Hasan Talukder, an inspector of Detective Branch of Police and also the investigation officer of the case, produced the duo before his court with a 10-day remand for each in the case.
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Do police really need to use more powerful weapons?
The latest instruction is even more problematic since Bangladesh police, in recent years, has increasingly been criticised by human rights groups and observers for brutality and lack of accountability. Photo: Star
Recent incidents of violence, including attacks on public establishments, seem to have unnerved our police. As a result, the Inspector General of Police has instructed senior law enforcement officials to firmly address such incidence, even with the use of more powerful weapons should firing rubber bullets prove ineffective in bringing the situation under control, according to the
Prothom Alo. The report, quoting officials, said that the IGP expressed his dissatisfaction, as the Hefazat-led violence could not be brought under control by firing rubber bullets. The virtual meeting held on April 7 was attended by senior officials at the police headquarters. Within 24 hours, the media published pictures of light machine