[Dhaka Tribune] Police have detained four Jamaat-e-Islami...
The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
leaders and activists over their alleged involvement in the attack on two Awami League election campaign offices in Narayanganj.
They were detained from Fultala upazila on Friday night, reports the UNB.
Fultala cop shoppe Officer-in-Charge Monirul Islam said the police, in separate drives, had detained Khulna North District Jamaat Ameer Imran Hossain and three of Jamaat activists.
Earlier on Friday, some unidentified miscreants set off improvised bombs targeting the Awami League election campaign office in Bigetdanga Union around 9pm.
In another incident in Damudar Union Gay Pareehad area, the Awami League campaign office was torched by some unidentified attackers around 11pm.
A team of firefighters doused the flame, added the OC.