Militant's 'ammonition factory' discovered
Huge firearms, ammunition, grenades, bomb materials & kit seized from
A so-called madrasa cum orphanage in a remote village of Bhola
Den was established & run by UK based BNP-Jamat worker Faisal
&
Nephew of Ex BNP GS - MP - minister Maj Hafizuddin
(Hafiz took part in military cue of Brig Khaled Mosarraf
against Gen Zia on 3rd November 1975)
&
Culprit Faisal is son in law of founder president of Bhola BNP
The den (madrasa cum orphanage) fortified with canal, hanging bridge
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday, 24.03.09, unearthed a mini-ammunition factory inside a madrasa-cum-orphanage in a remote village of Bhola and seized many firearms, ammunition, grenades, bomb-making materials and equipment
This den (madrasa cum orphanage) is established & run by culprit Faisal Mostafa, London based BNP-Jamat worker, nephew of Ex BNP GS & leader-minister MP Maj Hafizuddin Ahmed and son in law of founder president of Bhola BNP
In primary interrogations, the arrestees, most of them are Jamat-BNP worker, told the RAB officials that they were recruited by one Moulana Mohiuddin.
During the bust, they recovered a huge cache of firearms and ammunition, explosive substances, four pairs of German-made uniforms and booklets on jihad, Moulana Moududi and al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. The materials seized suggest they are lined to a banned Islamist group like Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
The seizure list includes nine firearms, 2,500 bullets, 3,000 grenade splinters, an explosives blaster, 200 gram gunpowder, bullet-making components and equipment, two walkie-talkies, two bows, two remote control devices, binoculars and a book on how to operate firearms.
The arrestees, BNP-Jamat workers said Faisal Mostafa, a Bangladeshi expatriate in London, has been financing the madrasa com ETIM KHANA
Faisal is nephew of former BNP General Secretary -minister - MP from Bhola-3 Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed.
Faisal, who has been living abroad for over two decades, often comes to Bangladesh. Now he is on a visit to Chittagong.
His father Golam Mostafa, Major (retd) Hafizuddin's cousin, too is settled in London.
Contacted, Faisal's father-in-law Shahidul Haque Naquib Chowdhury, who was the founder president of Bhola BNP, said they are shocked to know of the arms haul.
He said the building has been constructed on a piece of land that he sold to Faisal. He was told it would be used as a vocational training school for orphan children.
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