The arrested were nayeb-e-amir of Huji Md Abdul Hannan, alias Sabbir, 51, and his close associate Ainul Haque, 28.
Briefing reporters at RAB headquarters Monday, director (legal and media wing) commander Sohail said Sabbir and Ainul were residing at a rented house near Pachgona Government Primary School in Ati Bazar area for the last one month. They were allegedly recruiting new members for the banned Islamist outfit in the guise as RMG workers.
Being tipped off, three teams of RAB-10 including a disposal unit jointly carried out a raid at the house at 2:00am and captured the two militants at about 2:40am.
The RAB also seized organisational books, compact disk, instruction books of the militant outfit and a bomb-making manual.
Sabbir and Ainul were accused in six cases filed in connection with sensational bomb and grenade attacks, including bomb attack on Udichi rally in Jessore on March 6, 1999, planting of a 76-kg bomb at the rally of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Kotalipara of Gopalganj on July 19, 2000, bomb attack on CPB rally at Paltan Maidan on January 20, 2001 and bomb attack on a Pahela Baishakh celebrations at Ramna Batamul on April 14, 2001.
Source: New Age
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