: Bangladesh: Hundreds of demonstrators arrested for protesting PM Modi’s visit #IndiaNEWS Hundreds of demonstrators linked to an Islamist group have been arrested in Bangladesh after protests against

Bangladesh: Hundreds of demonstrators arrested for protesting PM Modi’s visit #IndiaNEWS
Hundreds of demonstrators linked to an Islamist group have been arrested in Bangladesh after protests against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country last month, reported AFP on Sunday.The protests were mainly led by Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, whose members had accused Modi of stoking communal violence against Muslims in India.The police on Sunday detained Mamunul Haque, the chief of Hefazat-e-Islam, during a raid at an Islamic seminary in the Capital Dhaka. “He was arrested over charges of violence by Hefazat-e-Islam,??? police spokesperson Ifetkharul Islam told AFP.The police said that Haque was the seventh senior leader from the Islamist group to be arrested this week. Hefazat-e-Islam spokesperson Jakaria Noman Foyezi told the news agency that the police have detained 23 of its leaders. Foyezi said that the charges against the group leaders were “false and fabricated???.The police did not provide details on the specific cases or whether the charges against Haque are related to Modi’s visit, reported the Hindustan Times. The group’s leaders, however, are expected to be charged with the outbreak of violence during Modi’s visit and also for protests in 2013. A 2013 rally by the Islamist organisation had turned violent, leading to the death of 50 people. It was in demand of enforcing blasphemy law...Read more

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