From the ArcaMax Publishing, Religion & Spirituality Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/religionandspirituality/s-635098-303759
DHAKA, Bangladesh (UPI) -- Bangladesh authorities cracked down on the
banned Islamist group Hizb-ut-Tahrir, raiding its offices and freezing
its bank accounts, officials said.
Bangladesh's Daily Star reported police raided the offices of the
banned group Sunday in Dhaka and Sylhet and seized several computers,
several hundred CDs, a large number of books, leaflets, posters and
other materials.
Also on Sunday, Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank, ordered
all financial institutions to freeze the group's accounts under
anti-terrorism laws.
In other actions, Dhaka University authorities placed on indefinite
leave Mohiuddin Ahmed, associate business administration professor
accused of being the chief coordinator of the banned group.
The Hizb-ut-Tahrir, or Party of Emancipation, was officially banned
Thursday as it was seen as a threat to public security. The group,
banned in several other countries, seeks to establish a global Islamic
Caliphate.
The Star report said the group, founded in Jerusalem in 1953, had been
active in Bangladesh since 2000.