Police said they were now working to find out if the militant arrested in Delhi is the same as the suspect arrested in Dhaka. The Detective Branch of police arrested Samiun in Kamalapur, Dhaka on September 28, 2014. “We are also working to confirm if the militant arrested in Delhi is the same person as the militant our law enforcement authority picked up in Dhaka in 2014,” he added. Samiun was arrested in Dhaka for trying to recruit members for international militant organisations Islamic State and the Nusra Brigade, also known as al-Nusra Front. He was actively trying to recruit militant operatives for Islamic State and al-Nusra Front in Sylhet, Habiganj and Dhaka districts, the Detective Branch said following his arrest.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 21, 2017 19:18 UTC