Hefajat's Dhaka city unit leader arrested from New Market area

Police today arrested a Dhaka city unit leader of Hefajat-e-Islam from New Market area early today.

Arrestee Maulana Sanaullah is an executive member of the city unit of the Islamist group, police said.

A team of police arrested him from a madrasa in New Market area around 2:00am. He was being interrogated, said Jahidul Islam Sohag, assistant commissioner (Motijheel Zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

He is an FIR-named accused in a case filed with Paltan Police Station after the recent violence by Hefajat, he added.