Dhaka, July 20 (UNB) – RAB arrested two suspected members of outlawed group Ansar Al-Islam with extremist books and leaflets from Monirampur upazila on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, a RAB-6 team of Jashore camp raided the house of one Md Delwar Hossain where Ansar members were holding a clandestine meeting, the elite force said in a statement.
Rab arrested Md Raihanuddin, 20, and Md Abu Bakar Siddiq of the upazila’s Chinatola village.
RAB-6 Jashore camp’s Assistant Superintendent of Police Shahinur Islam said the men collected funds and members from Monirampur. They also selected locations for secret meetings.
The arrestees were handed over to Monirampur police station after interrogation.
A case was filed at the local police station.