Huji\\\'s Mufti Zubayer arrested
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in a drive have arrested Mufti Zubayer Abdullah, a leader of outlawed Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) in the city. RAB-3 sources said Zubayer used various fake names, including Sazed Mohammed Foyez, Khairul Hasan and Noyan, to carry out the activities of the banned Islamist militant outfit. Sources at RAB headquarters said tipped off that some Huji members were staying in Khilgaon area of Dhaka concealing their whereabouts and planning to conduct subversive activities, a team of RAB-3 launched a drive in the area around 6.00pm on Monday and arrested Zubayer from a house. The elite force also recovered some jihadi (religious uprising) books, various ID cards and militancy training pictures from his possession. His associates managed to escape, according to a news agency.