Sitakunda Jamaat ameer held

Police yesterday arrested a leader of Jammat-e-Islami from his residence in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong in connection with subversive activities in the district last year.

The arrestee is Shafiqul Maola, 52, ameer of Sitakunda upazila Jamaat-e-Islami.

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A total of 40 cases, including 21 in Sitakunda Police Station, were pending against him with different police stations in the district, police said.