3 Hizb-ut-Tahrir men arrested in Ctg

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel arrested three suspected members of the banned Islamic outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh from Muradpur in Panchlaish area of Chittagong district early Monday. The arrestees were identified as advocate Nur Mohammad, 29, Muntasir Alam, 28, a teacher of local English medium school, and Salahuddin, 28, a student of Government City College. ASP Sohel Mahmud, deputy director of Rab (media) said, tipped off, a team of Rab-7 raided the house of Nur Mohammad and arrested them while they were holding a meeting around 3 am. Mahmud said the Rab members also recovered some leaflets of the banned Islamic outfit, a copy of the constitution, a laptop and some jihadi books from their possessions. “The arrestees are the active members of the Islamic outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh,” he added, according to a news agency.