3 ‘JMB men’ arrested

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three suspected members of banned Islamic outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different parts of Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of Chapainawabganj early Tuesday.

The arrestees are Rahmat Ali, 47, son of Abdul Gafur, Jahangir Alam, 43, son of Mafiz Uddin and MoazzemHossain, 30, son of Hazrat Ali of Shibganj upazila.

Tipped off, a team of RAB-5 conducted a raid at Durgapur Purbapara in Sadar upazila and arrested Rahmat Ali around 3:45am, reports UNB.

Following his statement, members of the elite force conducted another drive at Chakla in Shibganj uapzila and arrested Jahangir and Moazzem, said a press release of RAB.

Police also recovered some jihadi books and passports from their possession.