Top Huji leader, his aide arrested

The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested one of the top leaders of Harkatul Jihad al Islami (Huji) along with his aide in Keraniganj in the outskirts of the city early Monday. The arrested were identified as Nayeb-e-Ameer of Huji Md Abdul Hannan, alias Sabbir, (51), and his close associate Ainul Haque, (28). Briefing reporters at RAB headquarters Monday, Director (Legal and Media Wing) Commander Sohail said Sabbir and Ainul had been residing at a rented house near Panchgona Government Primary School in Ati Bazar area for the last one month. They were allegedly recruiting new members for the banned Islamist outfit in the guise of RMG workers. Being tipped off, three teams of RAB-10 including a disposal unit jointly carried out a raid at the house at 2:00am and captured the two at about 2:40am. The RAB also seized organizational books, compact disk (CDs), instruction books of the militant outfit and a bomb-making manual. Sabbir and Ainul were accused in six cases.