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Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) has arrested retired Major Khandaker Abdul Hafiz over alleged involvement in the 2009 Pilkhana carnage and anti-state activities.
He was arrested from the capital’s Banani area late on Saturday night (October 31).
According to law enforcement sources, Hafiz was arrested over allegations of involvement in activities against state security, conspiracy surrounding the Pilkhana massacre and collusion with individuals involved in the killings.
Following his arrest, he was taken to the DB office on Minto Road in Dhaka, where he is being questioned.
The investigation into his alleged involvement in the conspiracy surrounding the 2009 massacre is ongoing.