A Dhaka court on Monday placed Abdul Hannan Sabbir, acting chief of banned Harkatul Jihad Al Islami (HuJI),Founded in 1984 by Fazlur Rehman Khalil and Qari Saifullah Aktar. The Bangla branch was established in 1992 with assistance from Osama bin Laden. Recruits come mostly from Deobandi madrassahs. HuJI and Fazlur Rehman Khalil are signators of bin Laden's declaration of war on the west.
on a five-day fresh remand in a case filed for kaboom on a Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) rally in 2001.
Metropolitan Magistrate Keshab Roy Chowdhury passed the order after Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Inspector Mrinal Kanti Saha, also the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case, produced him before the court on completion of his five-day remand in the same case.
The IO on Monday sought his 10-day remand.
In the prayer, the investigation officer mentioned that Sabbir was directly involved with the kaboom. So, he needs to be remanded to find out whereabouts of the other attackers.
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Rapid Action Battalion on April 25 tossed in the clink two HuJI members, including Sabbir, from a hideout at Keraniganj.