The Rapid Action Battalion arrested three brothers on charge of organising the activists of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Dhubli Bottola of Solonga upazila in Sirajganj yesterday.

The arrestees -- Md Najibul alias Najib, 29, Mamunur Rashid Mamun, 35, Abdulla Bin Masud, 32, -- are sons of Maksudur Rahman of Aulipur village in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj.

Acting on a tip-off, an operation team of Rab-12's Sirajganj camp led by Major Safayet Ahmed Sumon raided Dhubli Bottola area of Solonga yesterday morning where the arrestees had taken shelter.

The arrestees are accused in a case filed by the Detective Branch (DB) of police in September last year, on charge of organising JMB activists, said Major Sumon.

Earlier on September 20 last year, the DB raided the house of district JMB chief Joynal Abedin at Erandah the village in Solonga upazila and arrested Joynal among four suspected JMB operatives and recovered 50 jihadi books, 10 cocktails, huge amount of splinters for making bombs, and a packet of gunpowder.

During the drive, Najib, Mamun and Masum fled away from the scene.

“After the incident, DB police filed a case accusing Joynal Abedin and the three absconding brothers. The three arrestees will be sent to jail through the legal procedure," Major Safayet said.