Hefazat leader Rizwan Rafiqi held

Staff Reporter Dhaka
Published: 18 September 2021, 12:31 PM | Updated: 18 September 2021, 01:36 PM

Hefazat leader Rizwan Rafiqi held

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Police arrested Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mufti Rizwan Rafiqi in the capital early Saturday.

A team of Motijheel Division of police's Detective Branch held him from Mugda area.

Iftekharul Islam, the additional deputy commissioner of the media and public relations division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the matter to Jago News this morning.

DB chief AKM Hafiz Akter said Faruqi would instigate those Hefazat leaders who were arrested over the violence at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

More details about his activities would be known after taking him into remand, the official added.

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