A Dhaka court has put Shamin Mahfuz, founder of militant group Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya and his wife Naznin Sultana on a four-day and three-day remand respectively in a case lodged under the Anti-Terrorism Act with the capital's Demra police.

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Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ahmed Humayun Kabir passed the order as police produced the duo before the court and pleaded to place them on ten-day remand on Saturday.

Earlier, the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit (CTTC) members on Friday arrested the duo from the city's Demra area.

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A large number of arms and explosives were seized from their possession at the time.