By Sumi Khan
Dhaka, Apr 25 (IANS): Arrested Bangladeshi militant leader Mamunul Haq, who made all kinds of plans to oust the pro-liberation government led by Sheikh Hasina, has an affiliation with a militant group in Pakistan where he had travelled in 2005 for training, police said on Sunday.
The top militant leader of Hefazat-e-Islam, which is accused of orchestrating the recent violence in the country, had stayed in Pakistan for 40 days and returned to the country with militant and extremist ideology, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Tejgaon Division, Harun-ur-Rashid told IANS.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, another senior police official told IANS that Mamunul directed the madrasa students for attack on police and government officials and also bombings, arson and massacre countrywide, which were directed by Pakistan's ISI, which also provided training.