A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted six members of the banned militant outfit 'Ansar al-Islam' on a two-day remand.
They were Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury alias Abu Masrur, 50, Shadi Mohammad Julkar Nain, 35, Sheikh Ashiqur Rahman alias Abu Afifa, 49 , M Kamrul Hasan Sabbir, 40, M Masum Rana alias Masum Billah, 26 and Sayeed M Rizvi, 35.
Earlier in the day, police produced the militants before the court. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Nurul Huda Chowdhury passed the order. Banani Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Iyadul Haque confirmed the news.
The anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 and Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), in a joint operation, arrested the six militants, including Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury, one of the top leaders of Ansar al-Islam from Uttara, Banani, Banasree and Jatrabari areas of the capital Dhaka on Monday night.
Senior Police Super and Senior Assistant Director of RAB-1 M Parvez Rana had confirmed it on Tuesday.
RAB personnel also seized two laptops, six mobile phone sets, books, leaflets, diary and notebooks from their possessions.
A case was filed against them with Banani Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act shortly after their arrest.