Those arrested lately are Abdur Razzaque, 30, Ariful Islam Shodoy, 23 and Mansur Rahman, 25. Police picked up Razzaq during a raid on Guniadanga Village of Bagmara Upazila around 3:30am on Sunday. Executed top JMB leader Siddiqul Islam alias 'Bangla bhai' recruited him to the banned Islamist outfit in 2004, said Bagmara police OC Nasim Ahmmed. With Saturday's arrest, the number of suspected militants nabbed from Rajshahi has gone up to eight. One suspected JMB operative was detained from Thakurgaon's Horipur Upazila on Saturday.

Source: bd News24 March 12, 2017 08:22 UTC