Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two leaders of banned Islamist militant outfit Harkatul Jihad al-Islami (Huji) and recovered explosives in Savar during the last two days.
Md Abdus Salam, 39, secretary of Sylhet district unit and Md Ashraful Islam, 30, secretary of Ishwardi upazila unit of Huji, were held near Nobinagar bus stand around 8:00pm on Wednesday.
During the second phase of the raid on Thursday afternoon, Rab busted a Huji den at Kalma of Ashulia and recovered 16 handmade bombs, 24 cocktails and a hoard of bomb-making chemicals.
The arrestees had arrived at Savar to join four other Huji operatives at a rented house in Ashulia, Commander Mohammad Sohail, director of Rab Legal and Media Wing, said at a press briefing yesterday.
Huji kingpins planned to carry out subversive operations by forming a covert alliance with some political parties, he said based on the information Rab gathered during remand of former Huji leader Rahmatullah alias Sheikh Farid.
News Source: The Daily Star (May 27, 2011)
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