Sylhet representative: Dr. from Sylhet for being involved in militancy. A youth named Rafat Sadiq Safiullah was arrested by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit or CTTC.
He is the current Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh. Son of Shafiqur Rahman. CTTC sources said that he was arrested from Sylhet on Wednesday (November 9).
CTTC Bomb Disposal Unit Additional Deputy Commissioner Rahmat Ullah Chowdhury said, “Rafat is the chief coordinator of the banned militant organization Ansar Al Islam in Sylhet region. He is accused of brainwashing several youngsters. The case in this regard is under process.
According to a related source, CTTC arrested three members of Ansar Al-Islam from Sayedabad area of the capital on November 1. Those three militants gave a confessional statement that they got involved in Ansar al-Islam through Rafat. As a result, Rafat was arrested.
