Law enforcers yesterday arrested the former personal security guard of Ghulam Azam, the former ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami convicted for war crimes, with four licensed firearms in the capital’s Mirpur.
Mozaffar Hossain, 50, is also the father-in-law of a son of fugitive death row convict Abul Kalam Azad alias Bachchu Razakar.
He was arrested around 9pm while holding a meeting with Jamaat men.
Inspector Salah Uddin, OC of Mirpur police station, said: “Apart from a shotgun, a pistol, a rifle and a double-barrel gun, police found a significant number of weapons at the office.” He confirmed that all the firearms had been licensed.
Police said Mozaffar had been arrested for his involvement with Jamaat. He used to hold meetings against the government and the country at the building.