[Bangla Daily Star] Police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested two members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Joypurhat and Nilphamari districts on Friday and yesterday. Rab arrested suspected JMB member M Masudur Rahman Ranu, 27, son of Mahfuzur Rahman, from his residence at Begungram village in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat yesterday, reports our staff correspondent from Rajshahi.
A team of Rab-5 from Joypurhat camp arrested Ranu, wanted in a case filed in connection with Khetlal Police Station attack in 2003, from his house at about 9:30 am, said a Rab press release.
Our Nilphamari correspondent adds: Police arrested JMB member Azizul Islam, 35, son of late Muhammed Shamsuddin, from his residence at Purbo Khutamara village in Jaldhaka upazila on Friday.
Superintendent of Police Golam Rasul at a press briefing yesterday said Azizul Islam is a 'Gaeri Ehsar' member of JMB and he went into hiding after the countrywide serial bombings in 2005.
During primary interrogation, Aziz told police that he along with 15 other people was provided arms training by executed JMB leader Khalid Saifullah at a Teesta shoal (Char Bharat) in 2003.
He returned home on Friday morning and on information police arrested him after Jumma prayer.
Officer-in-Charge of Jaldhaka Police Station Arman Hossain told newsmen that police produced Aziz before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court yesterday and sought seven days remand but the court granted five days' remand.