RAB arrest three 'JMB men' in C'nawabganj

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 19 (UNB): 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 in the early hours of Tuesday.

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

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

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

Police also recovered some books on jihad (religious uprisings) and passports from their possession.