Detectives as part of their continuous operations against militant outfit Junud at-Tawheed Wal Khilafah detained the son of a retired army official from the capital’s DOHS area early yesterday.
“Faiyaz Ishmam Khan, 24, son of retired Lt Col Farid Haider Khan, was detained from a house on charges of having link with the activities of international militant organisation Islamic State,” Sheikh Nazmul Alam, deputy commissioner of the Detective Branch (north) of police, told the Dhaka Tribune.
He said Ishmam was arrested based on information given by two Junud at-Tawheed Wal Khilafah members detained earlier.
“Ishmam was shown arrested in a case filed with Dhaka Cantonment police station and will be grilled for further details,” said Nazmul.
According to detectives, Ishmam, who works at a travel agency, studied at Adamjee Cantonment Public School, Rajuk Uttara Model College and later at Islamic Online University.
Ishmam yesterday was remanded for five days by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court after DB Inspector Hasibul Haque, also the investigating officer of the case, produced him before it with a ten-day remand plea.
Detectives traced Junud at-Tawheed Wal Khilafah after the arrest of its founder Abdullah Al Ghalib on May 31. They said the outfit was following the strategies of the Islamic State to establish caliphate in Bangladesh.
Ghalib told detectives his organisation had contacted the Islamic State online and held meeting with 10-12 Ansarullah Bangla Team members to draw up plans for fresh IS recruits.
Based on Ghalib’s information, detectives later detained another member of his organisation, Munsasir, on June 8.
“We are now looking for other members of the outfit,” said DB Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Shahjahan.
