Mufti Izhar arrested
Saturday, 8 August 2015
CHITTAGONG, Aug 7: The detective branch of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested Hefazat-e-Islam's nayeb-e-ameer Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury from Jamayetul Ulum al Islamia Madrasha at Lalkhan Bazar today. A team of DB police raided the madrasha and arrested Izhar who had evaded arrest for one and a half years. Additional deputy commissioner of DB Chittagong SM Tanvir Arafat said he (Izhar) was arrested by 3:00 pm on Friday in connection with bomb explosions that left three persons dead and several others injured.
— Our Correspondent