4 JMB men held with grenade, explosives

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested four members of banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with a grenade and some explosives from Kasai Bazar in Dakkhin Khan area of the city early Friday, reports UNB.

The arrestees were identified as Abbdur Razzak of Chapainawabganj, Hanjela of Naogaon and Mofazzal and Ziaur Rahman of Rangpur.

Tipped off, a team of RAB conducted a raid at a house around 1:30 am and arrested the JMB men and recovered an Arges grenade, 30 crude bombs, 12 petrol bombs, some bomb making materials and a few jihadi (religious uprising) books from their possession, said sources at the RAB headquarters.

The explosives and grenade had been kept in the house for carrying out subversive activities, sources added.