Court Correspondent :
Detectives yesterday arrested Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mufti Habibullah Mahmud Quasemi who allegedly played a key role in the mayhem of 2013.
A team of detectives arrested Mufti Habibullah Quasemi during a drive in Dhaka’s Bhatara area at about 5:30 pm on Wednesday, said Abdul Ahad, Deputy Commissioner of Wari Division (DB) Police.
He was one of the Hefazat leaders who played a key role being present there at Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar area during the 2013 mayhem, he said.
“Habibullah claimed himself to be an executive member of Hefajat’s recently dissolved committee. We are verifying his post in the group,” Azharul
Islam Mukul, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Demra Zonal Team, who led the drive, said.
He was one of the key organiser of “Rabetatul Waizin Bangladesh”, a platform of Hefajat speakers which controls Waz Mahfils across the country, the DB officer added.
