Police in Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar arrested Jamaat-e-Islami leader Khizir Ahmed on Friday night from Alveen Restaurant in Barlekha Bazar. Authorities said he was wanted in a murder case filed during the previous Awami League government. The case dates back to February 28, 2013, when violence erupted after Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee was sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Crimes Tribunal. One Jamaat activist, Lokman Ahmed, was killed in the clashes, and police later filed a murder case naming Khizir Ahmed and others.
Khizir’s brother, Tarek Ahmed, claimed the arrest was based on a politically motivated case, saying his brother had been living in Qatar for years and regularly visited Bangladesh. Former Barlekha upazila Jamaat chief Emadul Islam also criticized the arrest, calling it harassment and expressing disappointment that police acted on a 13-year-old warrant. Several locals echoed similar sentiments, describing the arrest as unjust.
Barlekha police officer-in-charge Moniruzzaman Khan confirmed the arrest, stating that Khizir Ahmed was sent to jail under a court-issued warrant in case number GR 62/2013.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, কুলাউড়া (মৌলভীবাজার) প্রকাশ : ২২ জুন ২০২৬, ০৪: ২৪ মৌলভীবাজারের বড়লেখা উপজেলায় পতিত আওয়ামী লীগ সরকারের আমলে দায়ের করা একটি হত্যা মামলার পরোয়ানাভুক্ত (ওয়ারেন্ট) আসামি জামায়াত নেতা খিজির আহমেদকে গ্রেপ্তার করেছে বড়লেখা থানা পুলিশ। গত শু
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