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Three Ansar Al Islam members held in city

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Published: 20:41, 25 May 2024

Three Ansar Al Islam members held in city

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Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three members, including the head of recruiting wing, of the banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam from signboard area of Narayanganj and Gulisthan area in the capital on Friday.

The arrested are Mohammad Ismail Hossain, 25, the head of the recruiting wing of Ansar al-Islam, and two regional trainers Jihad Hossain alias Huzaifa, 24, and Aminul Islam, 25.

Commander Arafat Islam, director of the law and media wing of the RAB, informed this at a press conference in the city's Kawran Bazar RAB Media Centre on Saturday (25 May).

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the RAB-3 and its intelligence wing conducted separated drives in the areas and nabbed them, the RAB Commander said.

Necessary legal action has been taken against the arrested, he added.

Messenger/Sumon

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