Five more activists of suspected Islamist militant organisation Ansarullah Bangla Team arrested recently were remanded in different terms for “propagating militancy and communalism.”
District Chief Judicial Magistrate Noman Mainuddin granted the remand prayer of the prosecution on Friday evening.
Of them, Mainuddin alias Ali Hossain was remanded for three days, Moniruzzaman for two, while Aiyub Ali (brother of group chief Mufti Jasim Uddin Rahmania), Abdullah and Selim each placed on one-day remand.
With these, a total of 17 out of 31 leaders and activists including Mufti Jasim have been remanded in three phases since August 21.
On August 12, police nabbed the 31 suspected militants from the house of Mufti Jasim’s brother Jalil Master in Khejurtala area of the town.
A case was filed against them on August 12 under section 57 of the ICT Act for propagating militancy and communalism.
Hearing on remand prayers against five more would be heard on Sunday and would continue by rotation, said public prosecutor Bhuban Chandra Howladar and defence lawyer Abdul Aziz, Sekandar Ali and Siddikur Rahman.
