Members of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat’ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Nilphamari.
The arrestees are Md Hafizul Islam, 30, and Md Anwar Hossain alias Apel, 26, both hailing from Nilphamari.
According to a media release by Bangladesh Police, an ATU team made the arrests after conducting separate drives at Sutipara village and Uttara EPZ area of the district on Monday.
During the drive, two mobile sets, three SIM cards, books on extremism and several leaflets were recovered from their possessions, said the release.
A case was filed at Nilphamari Sadar police station against the duo.
