Shahriar Kabir arrested in Dhaka, sent to the Court

Shahriar Kabir, president of the Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, has been arrested in Dhaka.

The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police and Tejgaon authorities arrested Kabir, a journalist, filmmaker, human rights activist, and author, at his Banani residence around 12:30 am on Tuesday.

He has been sent to the CMM Court later today.

According to Officer-in-Charge Rasel Sarwar of Banani police station, Kabir is currently in DB custody.

On August 20, Mufti Harun Izhar Chowdhury, Hefazat-e-Islam‍‍`s joint secretary, complained with the International Crimes Tribunal, accusing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 others, including Shahriar Kabir, of crimes against humanity and mass killing related to a Hefazat-e-Islam rally on May 5, 2013, at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel.

Kabir has also been implicated in a murder case concerning the death of student Imran Hossain in Kutubkhali, Jatrabari, on August 5.