Bangladeshi elite force arrest 5 militants from banned group

Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-11 20:38:33|Editor: Jiaxin
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DHAKA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested five members of a banned militant outfit in the country's Habiganj district, along with huge books and leaflets that incite extremism.

A RAB spokesperson on Monday confirmed the arrest in Habiganj district, 163 km northeast of capital Dhakaon late Sunday night. The militants were active members of the banned Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

According to the spokesman, the arrestees planned to create an untoward situation on the occasion of Bangladesh's Victory Day which falls on Dec. 16.

JMB carried out a series of bombings in 63 out of the country's 64 districts, including capital Dhaka on Aug. 17, 2005, leaving two people dead and 150 others injured.

Hundreds of JMB leaders and activists were rounded up while six top leaders of the group, including Shaikh Abdur Rahman, were hanged in 2007.

Against the backdrop of a new wave of militancy rising, Bangladesh stepped up drive aimed at dismantling all terrorist outfits and their networks in the country.

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