Officers-in-charge of Bijoynagar and Nasirnagar Police Stations in Brahmanbaria have been transferred. Md Atikur Rahman, OC of Bijoynagar Police Station was transferred to Rangpur police range while ATM Arichur Haque, OC of Nasirnagar Police Station was transferred to Barishal range police as per an order from the police headquarters tonight, reports our Brahmanbaria
Ishtiaq joined the police station in 2014 and was promoted as an inspector on December, 2019.
His transfer comes one and half month after Hefajat-e-Islam activists carried out violence in Brahmanbaria on March 26 to March 28 centering Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to Bangladesh.
Earlier on April 26, Md Abdur Rahim, officer-in-charge of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station was transferred and attached to Rangpur Range Police.
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Ctg Hefajat leader sued over rape
5 more activists held over recent mayhem
A rape case has been filed against Jakaria Noman Fayezi, publicity secretary of the recently dissolved Hefajat-e-Islam central committee, in Chattogram, said police.
A woman filed the case with Hathazari Police Station early yesterday, confirmed Abdullah Al Masum, additional superintendent of Chattogram police.
According to the case statement, the plaintiff became acquainted with Fayezi through social media in September of 2019.
In November, the same year, she came to Hathazari upazila where Fayezi rented a house for her to stay, the police officer said, quoting the case statement. Fayezi raped the victim many times over the next year, the statement added.
Four Hefajat leaders on police remand
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Four Hefajat-e-Islam leaders were placed on remand yesterday in seven cases filed with police stations in the capital and Chattogram over the 2013 mayhem and the recent violence in Dhaka and Chattogram.
The leaders are: Azizul Haque Islamabadi, organising secretary of Hefajat s now dissolved committee; Maulana Jubair Ahmed, former vice-president of its Dhaka city unit, and Maulana Jalaluddin Ahmed, former assistant general secretary, and Mufti Harun Izhar, education and cultural affairs secretary of the dissolved central committee.
Azizul was put on remand for seven days in two cases filed with the capital s Paltan Police Station over March 26 violence centring the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while Jubair was in a six-day remand in two cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel police stations over the 2013 mayhem and the recent violence in D
Hefajat mayhem in Brahmanbaria: 5 more arrested
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Police have arrested five more people in the last 24 hours from different parts of Brahmanbaria in connection with the violence and arson carried out by Hefajat-e-Islam activists last month.
With the latest arrests, the total number of arrestees over the mayhem now stands at 394.
They were arrested during raids in different areas from yesterday morning to this morning, according to a media statement issued by the Special Branch of Brahmanbaria police.
Md Roish Uddin, additional superintendent of police in Brahmanbaria, told The Daily Star that 56 cases have been lodged so far over the incident. Of these, 49 were filed with Sadar Police Station, four with Ashuganj Police Station, two with Sarail Police Station, and one with Akhaura Railway Police Station.