Huji leader Mostofa was adviser to Bhola madrasa

Detained UK unit chief of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (Huji) Golam Mostofa was a close aide to another fugitive Bangladesh-born UK citizen Mustafa Faisal and an adviser to his Green Crescent Madrasa in Bhola.
The London police also picked up Golam Mostofa several times for interrogation after they arrested Mustafa Faisal, who was declared a terror suspect in 1996 and 2002 by British courts.
Bangladesh-born British citizen Mostofa, who was arrested in Sylhet on Thursday, disclosed this to the detectives during interrogation yesterday, the second day of his four-day remand, said a Detective Branch (DB) official.
Mustafa Faisal had also been arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in April last year but he came out on bail later. He has reportedly left Bangladesh.
During the interrogation, Golam Mostofa, who came to Bangladesh after the British police filed a case against him on charges of terror financing, said he had visited Bhola several times as he was an adviser to the Green Crescent Madrasa, Assistant Commissioner ASM Rafiqul Islam said.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Mahbub Alam of DB told The Daily Star that Golam Mostofa would be sent to TFI cell for interrogation today.
Earlier, the terror suspect admitted that he had sent over Tk one crore to different militant organisations.
DB sources said his elder brother Golam Rabbani had helped collect the money.
Afghan war veteran Mostofa, who was sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment in an arms case filed in 2007, was trying to reorganise Huji activities after coming out of jail on a High Court bail around 14 months ago.