Published : 30 Jul 2026, 01:07 AM
Updated : 08 Sep 2026, 09:28 AM
Police have rearrested former Awami League Presidium member and freedom fighter Abdul Latif Siddiqui in a crimes against humanity case over the 2013 Hifazat-e Islam rally at Motijheel's Shapla Chattar
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch chief Mohammad Shafiqul Islam said Siddiqui was arrested in Gulshan around 6:30pm on Wednesday and taken to the DB office.
The arrest followed Siddiqui's appearance before a Dhaka court earlier in the day, where he acknowledged an arrest warrant had been issued against him.
Siddiqui was previously detained after he and other speakers came under a “mob” attack during a discussion on the Liberation War and the Constitution at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Aug 28, 2025.
He was later shown arrested in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act filed with Shahbagh Police and secured bail from the lower and higher courts on Nov 6, 2025. Since then, he had appeared before the court as required.
He was subsequently named in the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) case over the alleged killings during the 2013 Hifazat rally.
Earlier on Wednesday, Siddiqui appeared before the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in connection with the Shahbagh case.
After the hearing, he told reporters he intended to surrender in the Shapla Chattar case following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him.
Denying any involvement, the former minister said he had served in the cabinet at the time but had no knowledge of the events at Shapla Chattar or the decisions surrounding them.
Hours later, the Detective Branch announced his arrest.
