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| Police arrest two militants in Bandarban |
| 2017-03-24 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Police arrested two suspected militants from Baishari area of Bandarban early on Thursday, within a week after the death of a militant couple hailing from the area during a raid in Sitakunda. Md Alam, 45, and Md Rafiqul Islam, 26, of Baishari Union under Naikkhyangchhari, were picked up around 3am, Officer-in-Charge AH Towhid Kabir said. The due were taken to the police station for interrogation. Earlier, four members of a new faction of JMB including two from Baishari area – Kamal Hossain and Zubaira Yasmin – were killed during a drive in Sitakunda area of Chittagong on March 16. Their seven-month-old child was found dead. Following the Sitakunda drive, people in Naikkhyangchhari have started searching for and contacting the persons who have remained missing for quite some time. Police earlier announced that they were preparing a list of missing persons from the area, where the New JMB militants carried out two murders including one of a Buddhist monk last year. Islamic State claimed responsibilities for the attacks. “So far, the local authorities are in the dark about the trace of at least six persons,” Baishari Union Chairman Md Alam said. “Police are investigating whether the six people have already got involved with any militant group,” Sub-Inspector of Baishari Investigation Centre Abu Musa said. Locals have said that they support drives against the criminals and requested the police not to harass any innocent person. |
| Posted by:Fred |