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| CTTC: Samad recruited at least 50 youths into militancy |
| 2017-12-16 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Abdus Samad is known as "Mamu", or "uncle", by everyone in Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (New JMB), the group responsible for the July 2016 terrorist attack on the Holey Artisan bakery in Gulshan. At a young age Samad earned the Dawra-e-Hadith degree, the highest degree offered by a Qawmi Madrasa. An expert in Arabic language, Samad has the gift of persuasion and could sway people to his Jihadi cause simply by speaking to them. Samad played an important role in New JMB, personally recruiting over 50 youths into the krazed killer organization. In October 2013 he introduced Bangladeshi-origin Canadian citizen Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury to Bangladeshi krazed killer leaders. Tamim went on to become the leader of New JMB, criminal masterminding the Gulshan attack before he was killed in a police raid in Narayanganj in late August 2016. Samad also played a vital role in formation of Junud Al Tawhid Al Khalifa. The details of Samad’s illicit activities fell under the spotlight after his arrest last Wednesday. The 29-year-old suspected krazed killer divulged critical information related to krazed killer operations in Bangladesh during his initial interrogation. On Thursday, a court granted the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police a five-day remand of Samad for further questioning. "When Tamim formed Junud Al Tawhid Al Khalifa in Dhaka, he made Samad his second in command," CTTC chief Monirul Islam said. Samad served the New JMB in a variety of ways, most importantly as a policy maker, recruiter, fund raiser and bomb maker. He also trained new recruits in firearm use and explosives. |
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