RAB arrests 6 members of Ansar-Al-Islam

Staff Reporter :
The elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested six members of the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam.

The arrestees have been identified as Abdur Razzak, alias Saiba, 41, Shariful Islam Murad, 31, Ashikur Rahman alias Usaiman, 27, Muhammad Zakaria alias Abar, 24, Md Al Amin alias Samura, 24, and Md Abu Jab Maruf, 18.

They were arrested from Ashulia, Savar, Manikganj, Gazipur and Mymensingh on Sunday night.
Abdur Razzak, alias Saiba, the chief coordinator of the Mymensingh region, was arrested in Narayanganj’s Rupganj.

Based on this information, the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), a team of RAB-1 conducted the drive and detained them, said Commander Khandaker Al Moin, the director of RAB’s law and media wing.

During the primary interrogation, the arrestees said they were members of the Ansar Al Islam, a banned militant outfit, and were inspired by the emergence of the Taliban and followed the philosophy of Al Qaeda, Khandaker Moin said.

According to sources, the arrestees have been supplying different booklets on radicalism, the torture of Muslims, and videos and speeches given by the fundamentalist leaders.

The arrestees also collected money from their relatives, madrasas, and other members by providing misleading information about their organization, RAB officials said.

They held secret meetings in mosques, houses, and other locations.

They made regular contact with like-minded militants from neighbouring countries through social media and even sent some members to the neighbouring country illegally for training.

In 2015, Razzak joined the Ansar Al Islam after the top leaders of the outfit radicalised him.

He lured more members to the organisation while pretending to have a different profession.