Four ‘militants’ detained from Hatirjheel area

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-3) arrested four suspected members of a militant group named ‘Allar Dal’ from Hatirjheel area in the city Sunday night.

The detainees are Ibrahim Ahmed Hero and Md Shafiqul Islam Suruj of Pabna, Abdul Aziz of Gaibandha and Md Rashidul Islam of Kurigram.

On secret information, the elite force members arrested the four in a drive around 11:30pm, said a press release.

RAB said the militant group named ‘Allar Dal’ was first established in 1995 under the leadership of militants Mehedi, Muminul Islam, Matin Mahbub, Mehedi Hasan and Mtinul Haque.

After interrogating the arrestees, RAB came to know that they used to maintain communication and recruit members using social media platforms.