5 members of Sarwar-Tamim’s 'New JMB' held

All though the law enforcers have not disclosed the identities of the detainees, RAB’s Legal and Media Wing chief Mufti Mahmud Khan said the detainees include “militant trainer, explosive expert and financer”. He told the Dhaka Tribune: “They were detained from Uttara and Adabor areas on Wednesday night. They belong to JMB’s Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury and Sarwar Jahan faction.” Mufti said details regarding the matter will be disclosed at press briefing later in the day. RAB earlier claimed that Sarwar alias Abdur Rahman alias Abu Ibrahim al-Hanif and Gulshan attack mastermind Tamim belongs to New JMB. Sarwar sustained injuries after jumping off a five-storey building in Ashulia where RAB conducted a raid to arrest him on October 8. He died at a Savar hospital the same day while undergoing treatment. Tamim was killed in a drive at a militants’ den in Paikpara area of Narayanganj town on August 27.