Mohammad Jamil Khan

Irked by Hefajat’s violent activities starting with the protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit last month, the government has decided to bring to book everyone involved in the mayhem in different parts of the country, especially Brahmanbaria.

Top Hefajat-e Islam leader Mamunul Haque was arrested in the capital yesterday as the government continues crackdown on the Islamist outfit for its recent violent activities.

In the five days after the movement pass was introduced by police to ensure a “strict lockdown”, going to workplaces has been the most common reason for people availing the passes.

The Police Bureau of Investigation in a probe report says Hefajat-e Islam Amir Junaid Babunagari and 42 others were involved in “creating an atmosphere that hastened the death” of the Islamist outfit’s supremo Shah Ahmad Shafi.

Jama’atul Mujahideen India, the Indian wing of mainstream JMB, was divided into three factions due to differences of opinion between leaders.

He planned to travel to India and take charge of the JMB wing of the neighboring country.

In the face of recent violence by Hefajat-e-Islam, the police have beefed up security in different districts, including Dhaka.

Counterterrorism unit claimed to have arrested the militant outfit Ansar Al Islam’s IT wing expert, who was planning to regroup and restart the outfit’s operational activities, including targeted killing, along with sacked army major Syed Ziaul Haq.

A week after the Brahmanbaria mayhem, Hefajat-e-Islam, the ruling Awami League and the BNP are trading blame for the widespread violence and damages in the town.

The National Emergency Service-999 has been providing service to around 23,000 to 25,000 emergency help seekers daily.

The music academy of legendary musician Ustad Alauddin Khan is situated just 150 metres off Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station.

Expressing resentment over destruction carried out by Hefajat-e-Islam in various places including Brahmanbaria and Hathazari, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed asked, “Why are state establishments being attacked repeatedly? Are they against the state that is Bangladesh?”

Leaders and operatives of four local militant outfits are now operating an online business from behind bars to collect funds, say police investigators.

Amid the sale of legal and licensed firearms to underworld criminals by authorised arms dealers, the law enforcers have finally taken steps to make a digital database with all the bullets and arms available in the country.

With an aim to stop narcotics smuggling from Bangladesh to abroad through expatriates, the airlines have to ensure that their passengers packed their own luggage.

Every accused, convicted after trial and sent to jail, has to wear black/white striped shirt and pajamas as a uniform in prisons.

Investigators have found that banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) was giving training to children in the guise of running a madrasa.

The intensive care unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital has no “emergency evacuation system”.

The country starts its 10-day celebrations of Mujib Borsho and golden jubilee of independence today with colourful events and presence of global leaders.

The government has turned down the proposal of buying mobile trackers for the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC).