Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT
Police have arrested Jamaat leader Maulana Akbar Ali, accused in a case involving crimes against humanity. He was absconding for a long time. He was arrested from his daughter’s house in the village of Brazabox in Kolaroa upazila of Satkhira on Wednesday night (October 30).
Satkhira Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman said, “Akbar Ali has been accused in a case of crime against humanity. In addition, there are more than 50 cases against him on charges of vandalism. When the International Crimes Tribunal was set up in 2013, Akbar went into hiding to save himself”.
Then, in 2013, he conducted massive violence in the name of anti-government movement publicly. He again went into hiding. Finally he has been arrested in a joint operation from his daughter’s house in Brazabox village of Kolaroa upazila.
According to police, a case of crime against humanity (GR 92/9, Kaliganj) was filed against Akbar Ali in 2009.