A court of Dhaka has granted 11 arrestees among 17 for one day police remand. Gulshan thana police on Monday night approximately at 8:pm picked up 17 worshipers including 3 children, 2 women, 3 Hafes who came for Taraweeh prayer at an Islamic Center in Gulshan area of the capital. Later, Gulshan thana police filed a case against the arrestees under Special Powers and Explosive Act 31 (3) 23. They were taken to court and the court granted 11 arrestees for one day police remand. They were asked under Gulshan thana. Among the arrestees, there were pilgrims who would perform Hajj Umrah in a day or two.
The accused who have been granted for one day police remand are – 1. Hossain Bin Mansoor (33), 2. Mufti Rahmatullah bin Tofazzal Hossain (47), 3. Abdullah Al Mahfuz (33) 4. AKM Abdus Salam (65), 5. Saimum Jami (25), 6. Md. Hafizur Rahman (66), 7. Anjum bin Kalam (24), 8. Nur Mohammad Monir (35), 9. Md.. Salauddin Sabbir (19), 10. Abdur Noor Noornabi (21) and 11. Nasir Uddin (23).
Besides, the remand of the remaining five accused, including two women and three children, was not filed.
Advocate Abdur Razzak, Advocate Rokan Reza, Advocate Zillur Rahman and Advocate MR Masood heard on behalf of the accused.
Advocate Abdur Razzak briefed after hearing.
The locals have been running The Quran Learning Center for five years. The elders learn The Holy Quran here. Every year in the holy month of Ramadan, men and women perform Taraweeh prayers separately in the Center.
The Holy Quran and the books of Hadith and books of different interpretations of Islam are sold in the center. People of all classes of the area are related to this Center.
“Police arrested the worshipers without any logical reason. They unjustly picked up the worshipers. We are saddened by this incident. We have lost the language of protest. The religious freedom of the citizens of Muslim-majority country has been hit by this incident. Police have shown their brutalities like the occupied forces of Israel by arresting Imam and worshipers in the holy month of Ramadan,” The chief executive of the institution MD. Abdullah said.