A 33-member new committee of Hefajat-e-Islam was announced today, dropping all leaders involved in violent protests at different parts of the country from March 25 to 28.

Mamunul Haque and all other leaders, who are now in jail for their alleged involvement in the violent protests against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in Bangladesh in end of March, did not get any post in the committee.

Junayed Babunagari and Nurul Islam Jihadi were made amir and secretary general respectively in the Hefajat central committee.

Jihadi announced the committee at a press conference at Khilgaon Chourasta Jaam-e Mosque in Dhaka.

He also announced a 16-member advisory committee and nine-member special committee. 

All the leaders incorporated in the new committee are not involved in active politics and regarded as "Awami League government sympathisers", sources at Hefajat said.

Yusuf Madani -- son of the former amir of Hefajat, Shah Ahmad Shafi -- was included in the new committee.

On April 25, the central committee of the Qawmi madrasa-based Hefajat-e-Islam was dissolved.

Babunagari and Jihadi were amir and secretary general respectively of the dissolved committee.

After several hours, a five-member convening committee of Hefajat was announced with Babunagari and Jihadi as its convener and member-secretary.

Hefajat has been under tremendous pressure from the government to restructure its central committee by removing the leaders involved in the March mayhem at different parts of the country, several leaders of the organisation told this newspaper.

At least 17 people were killed as Hefajat men clashed with law enforcers around the country, especially in Brahmanbaria, from March 26 to 28 in protest of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.