BANGLADESH NEWS
Acting Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ATM Azharul Islam was arrested on Wednesday hours after an arrest warrant was issued against him for his alleged crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
Ramna police in association with Detective Branch of police and Rapid Action Battalion members arrested Azharul at his Moghbazar residence around 2:15pm, Syed Nurul Islam, deputy commissioner of Ramna Division,
Azhar has been taken to DB office on Minto Road on security ground, the DC said.
Police is yet to decide whether Azhar will be produced before the tribunal today or tomorrow (Thursday) as the court ordered to produce him before it in 24 hours after the arrest warrant was issued, the police official said.
Before he was taken onto a prison van, Azhar said, "I have been arrested unjustly. Pray for me."
Earlier around 11:30am, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 ordered the arrest of the Jamaat leader and asked to produce him before the court in 24 hours.
In response to a petition filed by the prosecution, the three-member panel led by Justice Nizamul Huq passed the order.
Members of different law enforcing agencies including Detective Branch of police and Rapid Action Battalion cordoned off Azharul's residence since noon.
After getting the copy of arrest warrant, law enforcers raided his residence and arrested him, police said.
Azharul was arrested in connection with a clash between law enforcers and Jamaat-Shibir men at Kakrail in the capital on September 19 last year.
He was released on bail on Thursday and since then police was deployed in front of his house.
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