Law enforcers arrested 44 suspected JMB members including a close relative of Abdul Awal, son-in-law of JMB chief Abdur Rahman, from different parts of the country yesterday.

A JMB cadre arrested in Patuakhali on Sunday in connection with the August 17 serial blasts said he is a former cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami.

Meantime, police yesterday recovered a list containing the names of 54 JMB militants from a house at Gobindaganj in Gaibandha district.

JMB also sent a letter to the headmaster of Jessore Zilla School yesterday threatening to blow up the school and all important government installations.

THREAT TO SCBA
Referring to the JMB letter posted on November 28 and received yesterday, SCBA President Advocate Mahbubey Alam quoted its sender as saying in the letter, "I have been assigned to carry bomb following the threat given in the previous letter".

The sender identified himself as Md Baga Lokman, son of Md Almas Moral of Chandpur village in Kapasia of Gazipur, and said his associate is Md Kala Kabir of the same village.

"I carried out the bomb attacks in Gazipur," Lokman claimed in the letter.

Superintendent of SCBA Nimesh Chandra Dash on Monday filed a general diary with the Ramna Police Station in this regard. Copies of the letter and the envelope have been submitted to the police.

Earlier on November 27, one Maulana Ali Azam, identifying himself as joint secretary of JMB, Dhaka, sent a letter to the SCBA president threatening to kill the Supreme Court judges for what he said delivering judgments taking bribes.

Mahbubey Alam said they are concerned over receiving such letters sent in the name of JMB, reports BDNEWS.

"After receiving two letters from JMB, we have been passing our days in severe panic, fear and mental pressure. We informed the police about the letters and police will take steps in this regard," he said.

PATUAKHALI
A regional chief of JMB, who is former cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir, was arrested from Kathal Tali village under Mirzaganj upazila on Sunday evening, reports our Patuakhali correspondent.

Police arrested Al-Amin alias Santu alias Abdullah, 30, from his mother-in-law's house at the staff quarters of the local health sub-centre. Abdullah was placed on a seven-day remand yesterday.

Police said Abdullah admitted to them that he along with six other associates blasted seven bombs in Patuakhali town on August 17.

"Abdullah is the JMB chief in Patuakhali-Barguna region and a former Shibir cadre," Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station Abdul Hannan told journalists on Sunday.

Son of Abdul Khaleq of Islampur village in Barguna Sadar upazila, Abdullah and 32 others were arrested in June last year from a mosque in Barguna town for their alleged involvement in militant activities.

"I am a follower of Abdur Rahman, his brother Ataur Rahman and Bangla Bhai," police quoted Abdullah as saying. "I am on the right way and want to establish the rule of Allah across the country," he added.

"I went to Saudi Arabia a few years ago as a Shibir activist and was trained on militancy there," Abdullah told local journalists without giving details.

BOGRA
Rab and police in a joint drive arrested three suspected militants including Abdul Mannan, brother-in-law of JMB chief Abdur Rahman's son-in-law Abdul Awal, reports our Bogra correspondent.

Mannan claimed he is an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami and told Rab he used to provide JMB with financial assistance for long.

He admitted that he had distributed several leaflets and books of JMB supplied by Abdur Rahman, who is his uncle.

The other arrestees are -- Mejbah, 35, and Shafikul Islam Pachu, 50.

GAIBANDHA
Police yesterday recovered a list of 54 JMB militants, whose monthly contributions were outstanding, from a house in Gobindaganj, writes our Gaibandha correspondent.

Police said three suicide squad members including a woman rented the house on Sub-Registrar Office Road on Friday, identifying themselves as students of Mohimaganj Aliya Madrasa.

However, all the three fled leaving all their belongings behind yesterday morning. The landlord informed police about his tenants' missing, resulting in a raid by the law enforcers.

The police recovered a letter written to the house owner, the list, a mini tape recorder and some religious books.

The list includes names of JMB cadre Sabuj, an accused in the Mohimaganj BRAC office bomb blast case.

The letter signed by Badiuzzaman reads, "You've learnt our real identity and please keep it secret. God likes secrecy. We are in a hurry. We'll pay the rent when we come back for our luggage."

RAJSHAHI
The Rab and police yesterday arrested seven top JMB leaders in Bagmara and Godagari upazilas, according to our staff correspondent in Rajshahi.

Tarikul Islam, a suspected suicide squad member, was sent to Joint Interrogation Cell in Dhaka, while three others -- Rafiqul Islam, a teacher of Nakhopara Dakhil Madrasa, Abu Sayeed of Konabaria, Mahsin Ali of Nakhopara in Bagmara -- were placed on police remand.

The rest -- Nazrul Islam of Hamirkutsa, Ruhul Amin, a teacher of Khamarpara primary school, Akbar Hossain of Taktapara in Bagmara, and Nazrul Islam of Godagari -- are yet to be hauled before a court.

Besides, police recovered a bomb-like material from the gate of Advocate Quamruzzaman's house in Alupotti in the city after the lawyer raised an alarm. However, it was a box wrapped in red tape and filled with sand.

MADARIPUR
Police yesterday submitted charge sheet against six people including JMB and JMJB lynchpins Abdur Rahman and Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai to a court in connection with six blasts in Madaripur on August 17, writes our Madaripur correspondent.

Other charge-sheeted accused are Madaripur unit JMB leaders Maolana Ali Ahmad, Maolana Abdur Rouf, Hijbut Tawheed leader Abbas Akand and Ismail Khan.

The investigation officer of the case in the charge sheet said Ali Ahmad and Abdur Rouf led a team to blast bombs at six places following a plan taken at Ali's house.

Meanwhile, panic griped the town's residents after two fake bombs were recovered on the premises of Amin Uddin High School.

KHULNA
Khulna police recovered three bombs --two from Customs Ghat and one from Pabla -- in the city on Sunday and yesterday, our staff correspondent in Khulna reports.

The two bombs recovered yesterday from Customs Ghat, close to Khulna Zilla School, were taken to Rab headquarters at Khalishpur for examination.

A few days ago, the headmistress of the school received a letter from JMB threatening to blow up the school for not introducing Islamic education system.

Meanwhile, a man who resembles Bangla Bhai was caught by a security guard of Gobarchaka Khalashibari Jam-e-Masjid and madrasa yesterday noon, but he was freed later.

Sonadanga police rushed there to see the man but in the meantime he was freed. It is unclear who influenced the locals to free the man.

SATKHIRA
The District and Sessions Judge's Court at Satkhira yesterday ordered attachment of all moveable property of the 10 absconding accused, out of 17 who were charge-sheeted in the August 17 bomb blasts cases in the district, reports our Satkhira correspondent.

The accused whose property would be attached are JMB chief Abdur Rahman, his younger brother Ataur Rahman Sunny, Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, ex-operations commander of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), Fakar Uddin Raji, Nayeem, Asadul, Momtaz, Noor Ali Member, Asadullah Hijari and Abul Khair.

Seven of the charge-sheeted accused have already been arrested.

SYLHET
The 25 youths caught as suspected JMB activists from Derai upazila of Sunamganj district on Sunday were sent to jail by a magistrate court at Sunamganj yesterday, writes our staff correspondent in Sylhet.

The police quizzed the arrestees but failed to extract any significant clues from them.

Derai police picked them up from Derai College building. The arrestees aged between 15 and 42 years, however, claimed themselves as vendors. They hail from Kushtia, Jhenidah and Rajbari districts.

MANIKGANJ
Police arrested a suspected JMB member from a mosque at Shibalaya on Sunday night. The arrestee, Yakub Ali, hailing from Feni teaches Quran at Kholadi mosque at Shibalaya, adds our Manikganj correspondent.

TANGAIL
Tangail police yesterday arrested an Indian citizen at Jamuna Residential Hotel in New Bus Stand area of the town. Police suspect that he might have links with the militants, according to our Tangail correspondent.

The arrestee introduced himself to the police as Akram Ali, hailing from Kharbali village of Sarbuk thana in Boropeta district of Assam. He claimed that he is a student of Goalpara Madrasa and also the Imam of a mosque in India, sources said.

The police said the arrestee checked in to the hotel hiding his real address. He mentioned in the hotel register that he is a resident of Roumari in Kurigram district.

The police also recovered some Islamic books and mobile numbers of different persons of Bangladesh from his possession.

RANGPUR
The police arrested four suspected JMB members -- Hafej Abdul Gafur, Nayeem Raihan, Shariful and Raihan Kabir -- in the district yesterday, reports our Rangpur correspondent.