Narinjara News, 11 February 2023

Asadullah, a leader of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) was arrested atShah Amanat International Airport of Chittagong on Friday.

The ARSA leader possessed a Bangladeshi passport, and he wasplanning to fly to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, reported the Bangla Tribune on 11 February.

According to the report, the immigration police arrested Asadullah in theairport and later handed over to Myanmar bordering Ukhiya police stationthis morning.

Asadullah, who lives in Thankhali refugee camp of Ukhiya locality in Cox'sBazar, faces a murder case, filed against him on 9 January, said the reportquoting the concerned Bangladesh police authority.

“According to a case, a person named Asadullah was detainedwhile going abroad. He was later handed over to Chittagong metropolitan police'sdetective police ” said ATM Shaheen Ahmed, special superintendent of policeassigned in the Chittagong airport.

“Asadullah collected his boarding pass as a passenger on aflight bound for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The flight was scheduled to leaveby 7:30 pm. We could arrest him before his departure,” he added.

The deputy commissioner of Chittagong city intelligence police (DB-North) NihadAdnan Taiyan also confirmed that Asadullah was supposed to fly with aBangladeshi passport. After necessary verifications, he was handed over toUkhiya police station, he added.

“A murder case was filed against him on 9 January. So he was trying to escape.Now his passport has been confiscated. It will be probed, how he could managethe Bangladeshi passport,” said the officer.

Mentionable is that ARSA is a terrorist outfit which has committed anumber ofcrimes along the Bangladesh- Myanmar border areas.