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RAB arrest four suspected terrorists from Rajshahi

| | Dec 27, 2017, at 02:14 am

Dhaka, Dec 26 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces on Tuesday claimed they have arrested four members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Rajshahi’s Puthia upazila of the country.

The arrests were made by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).

The Daily Star reported the arrested people were identified as Md Hayatullah Rubel alias Masud, 32, Abdur Rahim, 30, Mizanur Rahman Mridha, 30, and Mukul Hossain, 32.

Rab-5 Director Lt Col Mahbubur Rahman told The Daily Star they were arrested in a drive in the early hours. Among them, Hayatullah is said to be a mid-level leader.

Several religiously inciting books were seized from the arrested people.

 

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