Rapid Action Battalion arrested three suspected members of banned Islamist terrorists group Ansar al Islam from the city Wednesday night.
The arrests were during separate drives in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi and Savar areas. The arrestees were identified as Salam Hawladar, 25, from Jhalakathi, Nahid Mina, 27, hailing from Gopalganj, and a 17-year-old hailing from Gazipur. The elite force had conducted the drives as per secret information obtained from two members of Ansar al Islam who were arrested on October 31.
During the primary interrogation, the arrested militants admitted that they were active members of the militant outfit.
RAB also seized extremist publication including Jihadist books, leaflets and mobile phones from their possessions.
