Bangla Bhai's top aide held

30 June 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi

Naogaon Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Shariatullah Simar, one of the top associates of JMB's executed leader Siddikul Islam Bangla Bhai, from the district town yesterday. Simar, 42, as the in-charge of Bangla Bhai's torture camp at Bheti Madrasa in Raninagar upazila of Naogaon in 2004, was involved in a number of killings and incidents of torture, sources said. Law enforcers started interrogating Simar after a DB team arrested him from Baludanga Bus Stand in Naogaon, police said. Bangla Bhai's gang led by Simar killed development worker Ziaul Haq Zia of Abadpukur in Raninagar at Bheti camp on November 13 in 2004. A gang led by Simar also killed Idris Ali Khejur in May 2004. Simar kept holding Abdul Quayum Badsha as JMB cadre Hafez Mahmud killed Badsha by slitting his throat in presence of Bangla Bhai in May 2004.