Detective Branch (DB) of Police have arrested four people from different areas of the capital for allegedly supplying explosives to a militant group.
Of the arrestees, one has been identified as Gazi Mohammad Babul, lab assistant of Dhaka University's soil science department.
The identity of three chemical traders could not be known immediately.
DB South Additional Deputy Commissioner Sani Sanowar said: “Gazi was arrested from Dhaka University area around 1am on Friday while the others were arrested from Wari's Tikatoli area around 3:30am.”
He said details regarding the matter will be disclosed in a press briefing later in the day.
