According to law enforcement sources, he is accused of involvement in activities against state security, conspiracy surrounding the BDR killings, and collusion with individuals involved in the massacre.
Major (retd) Khandaker Abdul Hafiz. Photo: Collected
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Major (retd) Khandaker Abdul Hafiz. Photo: Collected
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) has arrested Major (retd) Khandaker Abdul Hafiz over allegations of involvement in activities against state security and the 2009 BDR massacre.
He was arrested in the capital’s Banani area late last night (31 October), a senior DB official confirmed today.
According to law enforcement sources, he is accused of involvement in activities against state security, conspiracy surrounding the BDR killings and collusion with individuals involved in the massacre.
Following his arrest, Hafiz was taken to the DB office on Minto Road, where he is being interrogated, according to reports.
The BDR massacre took place on 25 and 26 February 2009 at the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka. During the two-day mutiny, 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed.
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