<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami, called Ameer, Shafiqur Rahman was placed on a seven-day remand by a Dhaka Court on Tuesday on charges of being involved with militancy. <br />''<br />''The police sought a 10-day remand for him in the case registered under the Anti-terrorism act but the court granted remand for 7-days.<br />''<br />''The Jamat-e-Islami Chief was arrested by a team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) from Basundhara area of the capital on Monday.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''Earlier, his son Dr. Rafat Chowdhury was also arrested for his alleged role as the 'Chief Coordinator' of&nbsp; the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam in&nbsp; the Sylhet region.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''He has been jailed twice&nbsp; earlier also in connection with other cases.</span><br />
News On AIR | December 13, 2022 6:32 PM
Bangladesh: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami arrested over links with militancy