Jamaat Ameer's son Dr Rafat on 3-day remand

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman's son Dr Rafat Sadik Saifullah and another accused have been put on a three-day remand in a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station in capital Dhaka.

The other accused is Arif Fahim Chowdhury.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jashim on Thursday passed the order after police had produced them before the court, seeking a 10-day remand.

Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Dr Rafat from Sylhet district for his alleged involvement in militancy.

Confirmed the arrest to Jago News last night, CTTC Chief Additional Police Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman said three members of Ansar Al Islam were arrested from Sayedabad area in capital Dhaka on November 1.

The arrestees are Sejadul Islam Sahab Tanim alias Isa alias Arafat alias Anwar alias Anbir, 24, Md Jahid Hasan Bhuiyan, 21, and Syed Riaz Ahmed, 22. 

In interrogation, they told police that they all joined Ansar Al Islam through Dr Rafat, the Sylhet region chief coordinator of the banned militant outfit, he said.

The trio also gave their statement in court on November 6 under Section 164 where they disclosed the names of Jamaat Ameer's son and other associates, Asaduzzaman said.

In continuation of this, Dr Rafat was arrested from Sylhet, the official added.

The CTTC chief also said Dr Rafat has links with Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO).

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