Based on the confession of the suspected chief of Rajshahi New JMB (Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh) during interrogation, RAB-12 cordoned off the house in Ukilpara for about five and half hours from 5am on Friday. RAB seized two foreign-made pistols, materials for manufacturing crude bombs and a huge amount of books promoting extremism from the spot. "The arrestees included Mahmud, the Rajshahi regional chief of New JMB. Muhammad Mohiuddin Miraj, acting commander of RAB-12 in Sirajganj, said: "We have cordoned off the house at around 5am on suspicion of militants' hideout. During the RAB drive, shots were fired from inside the house.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 20, 2020 06:46 UTC