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7 Rajshahi JMB men remanded
Seven militants arrested from different districts of Rajshahi division over the weekend were taken on a seven-day remand yesterday in connection with a case filed under the anti-terrorism act of 2008, said investigation official M Hafizur Rahman. The Rajshahi Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court granted the remand and the militants are likely to be taken to the Joint Interrogation Cell in Dhaka, he added. Requesting anonymity, one official quoted Ashraf, one of the arrestees, as saying that recently the JMB leaders have been given the task of recruiting new members, reorganising old members and making funds through invitations towards Islam. "To invigorate the inactive members, the JMB leaders are now circulating that they have eschewed the path of military warfare to establish Islam and are engaged in only invitational activities," said the official. Besides, to persuade new people to join the outfit, the JMB is providing rickshaws or money to run small businesses, and in return, the entrants are to pay a monthly amount for the organisation, sources said. Posted by: Steve White 2009-10-11 |
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