A court in Chittagong yesterday put Jamaat-e-Islami acting ameer of Chittagong city unit Ahsan Ullah on a three-day remand in a case filed in connection with a firebomb attack on a bus.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Masiur Rahman passed the order after police produced Ahsan before his court with a 10-day remand petition, said Chittagong Metropolitan Police Additional Deputy Commissioner Kazi Muttakin Minan.
Detectives detained Ahsan from a flat at Halishahar early on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Jamaat’s student wing Chhatra Shibir on Sunday evening called a 48-hour general strike in greater Chittagong for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow in protest at what it described as the illegal detention of Ahsan.
The strike was announced in a press release issued by several top leaders of Shibir’s Chittagong city (north) unit and sent by Publicity Secretary Kanak Hasan.
The Shibir leaders claimed in the press release that many Jamaat and Shibir leaders were being arrested in false cases as the government was fearful about the ongoing movement.
We demand that Ahsan and other detained leaders be released immediately as we would go for tougher movement otherwise, they warned.
In addition to the strike, Shibir also announced to hold a protest rally across greater Chittagong tomorrow to highlight its demand.