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Bangladesh arrests top Hefazat militant Mamunul Haque

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<strong>Sumi Khan</strong></p>
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The Detective Branch (DB) of the Bangladesh Police on Sunday arrested Mamunul Haque, Joint Secretary of the Hefazat-e-Islam militant outfit. The top militant preacher is in Tejgaon police station now.</p>
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He will be sent to the DB headquarters in Dhaka after which Haque will be produced before the court, Harun Ar Rashid, Deputy Commissioner of Tejgaon division, told IANS.</p>
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A DB team arrested Haque from the Rahmania madrasa in the capital's Mohammadpur area, where he had been staying since the Sonargaon resort incident.</p>
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On 6 April, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Syed Nurul Islam had announced that Haque would be arrested if he is found involved in recent countrywide massacre from March 26-31.</p>

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