Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Chowrasta area in Gazipur city early yesterday.
The arrestees were identified as Md Mostasim Billah, 21, son of A K M Abdur Rashid, a resident of Tokenagar village in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur district, Md Morsalin Sheikh, 25, son of Salek Sheikh, hailed from Chungapasha village in Pirojpur Sadar upazila.
A team of RAB conducted a drive in the area around 1:10am and arrested them, said senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rabiul, Operation Officer of Rab-2 Battalion headquarters. The arrestees primarily informed that a group of JMB members numbering 8-10 gathered in Tejgaon Industrial area in the capital on May 31 for creating sabotage.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB conducted a drive there and arrested its three members Md Mofizul Islam, Md Rakibul Islam and Md Ilius Ahmed while other members including Mostasim and Morsalin managed to flee away from the scene.
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