BGB deployed: Nizami brought to Dhaka amid tight security
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami has been brought to Dhaka Central Jail from Gazipur’s Kashimpur jail amid tight security. The Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer will have the verdict on his 1971 war crimes charges delivered on Wednesday. The government has ordered the law-enforcing agencies to beef up Dhaka’s security and decided to call out Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). Nizami, 71, charged with 16 counts of war crimes, was brought out of Kashimpur jail at 5:45pm on Tuesday in a microbus amid foolproof security. Kashimpur jail official Md Mizanur Rahman said Nizami was sent to Dhaka because his presence in the courtroom during the verdict’s delivery was a must. The microbus carrying Nizami arrived at Dhaka Central Jail in the old part of the capital around 8:00pm, Senior Jailer Md Farman Ali said. Nizami, also the former industries minister, has been behind bars since June 29, 2010. That day, the Jamaat boss was arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and on Aug 2 that year, he was shown arrested in the case for committing crimes against humanity during Bangladesh’s independence struggles in 1971, according to bdnews24.com.