Housing Businessman Detained in Feni Without Formal Charges

Feni Bureau Chief

Police have detained M. Fakhrul Islam (40), Managing Director of Intact Properties, a real estate company based in Dhaka. He was apprehended early Monday, April 21, from his ancestral home in Char Chandia, Sonagazi. Sonagazi Police handed him over to Feni Model Police Station, where he was shown arrested in connection with an explosives case, according to the Sonagazi Police Officer-in-Charge (OC).

Sources reported that Fakhrul Islam was detained during a police raid in Londoni Para of Char Chandia village in Sonagazi. Fakhrul, a member of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB), is the son of Abdul Halim of Halim Member Bari in the same locality.

Fakhrul’s wife, Samiha Islam, alleged that he was detained by Sonagazi police without any prior case or charges. She claimed she rushed to their home after learning of her husband’s arrest.

Sonagazi OC Baizid Akon stated that Fakhrul was apprehended based on specific allegations of supporting individuals involved in attacks on student protesters. He was later transferred to Feni Police Station.

Feni Model Police Station’s OC (Investigation) Iqbal Hossain confirmed that Fakhrul was presented in court in connection with an explosives case related to an incident in Mohipal on August 4.

Earlier, on the night of April 19, Fakhrul’s brother, Mizanur Rahman, who serves as the treasurer of the Upazila Jatiya Party, was arrested by joint forces on charges of illegal arms possession.