4 JMB men held with jihad books
Our Correspondent, Rangpur
Detective Branch (DB) police of Rangpur arrested four members of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a remote char of the Teesta under Pirgachha upazila in the district early hours yesterday. The law enforcers also recovered 38 books on Islamic revolution, a record player, a number of cassettes and two cell phones from their possession. The arrestees are Abdul Quddus Khan Salafi, 45, of Char Protap Joysen under Pirgachha upazila, Anisur Rahman, 35, of Borodargah Fokirapara under Pirgachha upazila, Rubel Hosen, 18, of Posura Tangailpara under Pirgachha upazila, and Mohidul Islam, 29, of Budai Noyapara of Tapodhon under Rangpur Sadar upazila. Acting on a tip off, a team of DB police arrested Abdul Quddus Khan Salafi at his house adjoining Protap Joysen Hafizia Madrasa in Annadanagar union of Pirganchha upazila and seized books on Islamic revolution. During primary interrogation, Quddus disclosed the names of Anisur Rahman, Rubel Hosen and Mohidul Islam whom they arrested from madrasa and their houses, DB police said. DB official Aminul Islam said Abdul Quddus and Abul Kalam Azad of Mahiganj used to train JMB militants on the premises of Protap Joysen Madrasa. Abul Kalam Azad has been at large since the countrywide series bomb blasts on August 17, 2005. A few months back while some unidentified people would go to the madrasa in a microbus to train the JMB members by night, Aminul quoted eyewitnesses as saying.
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