Authorities say that after returning from Canada in 2013, Tamim Chowdhury led a faction of the banned militant group Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), blamed for a series of recent attacks on religious minorities. “We’re hopeful we can now capture and eliminate other extremists including Zia,” assistant inspector general of police, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, told AFP. Kerry is set to arrive in Bangladesh tomorrow on his first official visit to try to deepen cooperation on counter-terrorism and other issues. Bangladesh police hailed yesterday’s raid as a major blow to extremists in the Muslim-majority country, which has been reeling from the recent killings. A series of police raids on suspected militant hideouts have killed at least 24 extremists since the cafe attack.

Source: Hindustan Times August 28, 2016 15:11 UTC