16 'Kalemar Dal' men held at Tungipara
They have been recruiting JMB members, say police
Fifteen of the 16 activists of 'Kalemar Dal', arrested on Saturday from the premises of the Bangabandhu Mausoleum at Tungipara for their suspected involvement with Jama'atul Mijahideen Bangladesh, were produced before a court in Gopalganj yesterday. Photo: STAR
Fifteen members of Islamist outfit 'Kalemar Dal' out of 16 arrested on Saturday from Bangabandhu Mausoleum Mosque premises at Tungipara were taken on three days' remand yesterday. The arrestees are Saiful Islam, 32, Abu Kawsar, 33, Shahin, 35, Sattar Mia, 30, Sohel Mia, 30, Tofazzal Hossain, 55, Zayed, 13, Sohel, 22, Monir Hossain, 20, Robiul Islam, 19, Rony, 23, Hafez Abu Yousuf, 23, Hafez Zakir, 26, Ibrahim Mia, 30, Shamsul Alam, 29 and Riad, 29. They hail from different villages of Narsingdi, Bhola, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Narail, Rajbari, Bagerhat, Cox's Bazar and Chittagong. Officer-in-charge Mazharul Haq of Tungipara police station said, Saiful Islam and Sohel Mia were earlier arrested twice from Narsingdi and Faridpur as a member of the JMB, while Abu Kawsar was accused in a case filed for killing and possessing arms and explosives. Additional Chief Justice Alamgir Hossain of Gopalganj granted three days remand after the arrestees were placed before the court seeking 10 days remand yesterday afternoon. The arrestees told journalists that the outfit has around 3,000 members across the country. Led by a former principal of a Bhola College, they claimed innocence saying that they are not involved in any anti-state activities. The OC, however, said that the arrestees have been recruiting members for JMB in the guise of Kalemar Dal. The arrestees will be interrogated at the Task Force Interrogation (TFI) cell at Dhaka. Besides, four other members of the same Islami outfit, arrested on November 1, were also placed on ten days remand after they were presented before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Dilip Kumar Bhoumik yesterday.
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