Jamaat Ameer's son Dr Rafat on fresh remand

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

The other accused is Arif Fahim Chowdhury.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shafi Uddin on Thursday passed the order after a hearing.

Earlier, police produced them before the court after the completion of two-phase remand and sought another three-day remand for fair investigation while their lawyer prayed for bail. 

Hearing both parties, the court turned down their bail petition and granted a day remand against them.

Earlier on November 10, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jashim placed them on a three-day remand in the case.

On November 14, they were put on a two-day remand by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahidul Islam in the same lawsuit.

On November 9, 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 at that time, 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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