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| Expat arrested on charge of link with JMB |
| 2010-09-18 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Police jugged a German expatriate for his alleged link with Islamist Islamic exemplar outfit Jamaat-e-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from village Elangi of Kotchandpur upazila on Monday. The arrestee was identified as Faruk Ahmed Aruj, 53, son of late Abdur Shukur Biswas of Elangi. He had been staying in Germany since 1985 and working there as a manager of a fast food chain. Faruk came to Dhaka on September 8 and went to visit his village home at Elangi on September 13. He was produced in court on Wednesday and the court granted a three-day remand to quiz him. Faruk's younger brother, Salim Ahmed Bablu said that their family never had any link with any political party. Salim suspects that another German expat of Solaimanpur village under the same upazila instigated the arrest. He alleged that there was a discord between Faruk and Ali involving the post of president of a mosque committee in Germany. Sources said, Ali Ahmed is a former upazila chairman and an accused in a murder case. He is now an active member of AL in Germany. Contacted, Ali Ahmed received the phone call but switched it off on hearing that he was talking to a reporter. Chairman of Elangi union parishad Abdur Razzak said Faruk is known to him for long. "He is a good soul and helps the poor students and others in his area," he said. Senior inspector Monaem Hossain of Kotchandpur cop shoppe said he jugged Faruk on charge of his involvement with JMB and providing funds to Islamic exemplars. |
| Posted by:Fred |