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| 14 JMB men arrested | ||||
| 2009-11-22 | ||||
| [Bangla Daily Star] Police yesterday arrested 14 members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a house near the district truck terminal in Jhenidah. From the house, owned by a primary school teacher Malek Joarder, police also seized nine mobile phone sets, copies of Quran and Bible,
The arrestees are Shafikul Islam of Maktabpara, Alamgir Hossain of Suzanagar, and Hasan under Pabna, Shajahan and Laltu Sheikh of Jhenidah town, Akram Ali of Bhutiargati, Mintu of Chowgachha under Jessore district, Rabiul of Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenidah, Faruk Hossain, Tuhin Mahmud, Shahinur, and Abu Sayed of Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah, Ali Hossain of Meherpur and Nazrul Islam of Gaibandha. Superintendent of police in Jhenidah Rezaul Islam said they launched a drive in the truck terminal area acting on a tip-off and arrested 14 JMB activists. He also said the militants were being trained in the rented house for long. The arrestees, however, claimed themselves as adherents of another so-called radical group 'Allar Dal'.
Police said Malek Joarder, a teacher of Kashim Nagar village, lives in his village home letting his house in the town to the JMB activists who allegedly were taking in jihadi training there. Police also picked up Malek for quizzing.
He is identified as Rahim Baksh, 42, of Saria-Fakir Para under Ekdela union of Raningar in Naogaon. Abbas Ali, officer-in-charge of Raninagar police station, said a police team raided Saria-Fakir Para village acting on tip-off and arrested Rahim around 3:30pm for his alleged link with JMB. He also said Rahim was a fugitive of a case filed by Rahmat Fakir of Saria Fakir Para with Raninagar police station accusing 58 persons on May 6, 2009 for looting, arson and vandalising Rahmat's home at Saria village.
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