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| Security forces in Bangladesh have arrested the head of a UK-based charity who had been sought after weapons were found at a school it funded. | Security forces in Bangladesh have arrested the head of a UK-based charity who had been sought after weapons were found at a school it funded. |
| Officials said Dr Faisal Mostafa, who runs the Manchester-based Green Crescent, was arrested with a local aide on Monday. | Officials said Dr Faisal Mostafa, who runs the Manchester-based Green Crescent, was arrested with a local aide on Monday. |
| Security officials raided the Islamic school, or madrassa, last month in the southern district of Bhola. | Security officials raided the Islamic school, or madrassa, last month in the southern district of Bhola. |
| A large cache of weapons and bomb making equipment was found, police say. | A large cache of weapons and bomb making equipment was found, police say. |
| Remote island | Remote island |
| The authorities presented Dr Mostafa, 45, at a press conference in Dhaka on Monday. He has not yet been charged with any offence. | The authorities presented Dr Mostafa, 45, at a press conference in Dhaka on Monday. He has not yet been charged with any offence. |
| Officials said he had been arrested in Gazipur, 40km (25 miles) north of Dhaka, on Monday, rejecting relatives' claims that he had been held for a number of days. | Officials said he had been arrested in Gazipur, 40km (25 miles) north of Dhaka, on Monday, rejecting relatives' claims that he had been held for a number of days. |
| Dr Mostafa's father, Golam, had told Bangladesh's Daily Star he had been telephoned by relatives in Dhaka last Wednesday who told him that his son was in detention in the capital. | Dr Mostafa's father, Golam, had told Bangladesh's Daily Star he had been telephoned by relatives in Dhaka last Wednesday who told him that his son was in detention in the capital. |
| Dr Mostafa's whereabouts have been unclear since 24 March, two days after the raid on the madrassa. | Dr Mostafa's whereabouts have been unclear since 24 March, two days after the raid on the madrassa. |
| Col Rezaur Rahman Khan of the Rapid Action Battalion told the AFP news agency: "Faisal and the local co-ordinator of the charity were arrested early Monday morning. They are suspected of using the Green Crescent-owned madrassa for militant training and making bombs." | Col Rezaur Rahman Khan of the Rapid Action Battalion told the AFP news agency: "Faisal and the local co-ordinator of the charity were arrested early Monday morning. They are suspected of using the Green Crescent-owned madrassa for militant training and making bombs." |
| Bangladeshi officials say that the madrassa is located on a remote river island only accessible via a drawbridge. | Bangladeshi officials say that the madrassa is located on a remote river island only accessible via a drawbridge. |
| They have described the premises as a "mini-ordnance factory". | They have described the premises as a "mini-ordnance factory". |
| The BBC's Mark Dummett in Dhaka says the government fears that militant groups are rearming after two years of inactivity following the arrest and execution of their leaders. | |
| The UK's Charity Commission has formally suspended Dr Mostafa as a trustee and will later consider permanent removal. | The UK's Charity Commission has formally suspended Dr Mostafa as a trustee and will later consider permanent removal. |
| His family has said Dr Mostafa has done nothing wrong. The BBC contacted Green Crescent on Monday but there was no immediate response. | His family has said Dr Mostafa has done nothing wrong. The BBC contacted Green Crescent on Monday but there was no immediate response. |
| Newspaper reports in Britain say that Dr Mostafa has previously been tried and cleared of planning to cause terrorist acts by using high explosives. | Newspaper reports in Britain say that Dr Mostafa has previously been tried and cleared of planning to cause terrorist acts by using high explosives. |
| In November 2008 Dr Mostafa was found guilty by a court in Manchester of possession of dangerous weapons and making a false statement about baggage cargo at the city's airport. | In November 2008 Dr Mostafa was found guilty by a court in Manchester of possession of dangerous weapons and making a false statement about baggage cargo at the city's airport. |