Imam Mehedi Hasan was arrested by a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) team late Wednesday night for being associated with the banned militant group New JMB. The 29-year-old was serving as the commander of ad-Dar-e-Kutni Brigade of New JMB when he was arrested. Lt Col Tuhin Mohammad Masud, commanding officer of RAB 3, briefed the media about Mehedi’s past and his role in New JMB. The RAB commander said New JMB had two operating squads – Badr Brigade and ad-Dar-e-Kutni Brigade. Mehedi was in charge of financing, recruiting, organising migrations and accepting the swearing in of new recruits” Lt Col Tuhin said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 21, 2017 10:07 UTC