Members of Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police and the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) jointly arrested three alleged members of the banned militant organisation Ansar Al Islam from Dhaka and Chattogram.

They were arrested on Monday and Tuesday.

They are Siam Shoaib Jeem, 19, Shahidul Islam, 18 and Muntasim Ahmed Tawsib, 18. 

A press release issued by the ATU on Thursday disclosed the matter.

According to the press release, ATU and the DGFI members at first captured Jeem from Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital around 10:30pm on Monday.

His information helped them arrest the duo from Chattogram on Tuesday.

The arrestees used to work as mediums between the militants in jails and outside.

A case was filed against the three with Dhaka Railway Police Station on 6 February.

BDST: 1912 HRS, FEB 08, 2024
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