21 Hizb-ut Towhid men remanded

28 April 2009, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Kushtia

Chief Judicial Magistrate's court of Kushtia yesterday placed 21 Hizb-ut Towhid men on four days remand. Earlier, on Wednesday last the same court remanded 10 others including the outfit's regional chief Mahbubur Rahman for four days. Police said they gathered important information about the activities of the militants during interrogation. A team of Kushtia Sadar police led by Officer-In-Charge (OC) Babul Uddin Sadar raided Pather Disha office of Hizb-ut Towhid at Barabazar in the town and arrested 31 when they were holding a secret meeting there. Police seized books, leaflets and two types of powder, use of which is yet to be known. Police filed a case against the arrestees with Sadar police station on April 19. According to police, Hizb-ut Towhid is one of the 29 Islamic organisations allegedly involved in militant activities across the country.