6 Ansar al-Islam militants held in capital

Staff Reporter :
The elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Members of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) have arrested six members of the banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam in a joint drive in the capital.

They were arrested from the city’s Uttara, Banani, Banasree and Jatrabari areas between Monday night and Tuesday morning.

The arrestees have been identified as key leaders Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury alias Abu Masrur Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury alias Abu Masrur, 50, son of one late Shawkat Alam Chowdhury from Cox’s Bazar, Sheikh Ashiqur Rahman alias Abu Afifa, 49, son of one late Sheikh Shafiqul Islam of Brahmanbaria, Shadi Mohammad Julkar Nain, 35, son of one late Jahid Hossen of Dhaka city, M Kamrul Hasan Sabbir, 40, son of one late Nurul Islam of Chuadanga, M Masum Rana alias Masum Billah, 26, son of one Mansur Ali of Thakurgaon and Sayeed M Rizvi, 35, son of one Jalal Uddin of Chandpur.