After Narsingdi Raid: 17 on police hunt list
Counterterrorism officers are looking for 17 people with probable links to the four militant suspects -- two arrested and two killed -- in recent raids on two hideouts in Narsingdi.
Of the 17, officers yesterday said they have details of two who had visited one of the hideouts recently.
One of them is Rakibul Hasan, husband of Khadija Parveen Meghna who, along with Israt Jahan Mou, surrendered on Wednesday, multiple counterterrorism officers said requesting anonymity.
The other suspect is Al Amin, son of the owner of the seven-storey building, in which the two women holed up. The building is in Gangpar area of Madhabdi.
The officers said they were trying to get the details of the rest and locate them.
Meanwhile, a Narsingdi court yesterday placed Khadija and Israt each on seven days of remand, hours after police accused them in two cases filed under antiterrorism act.
Police sought 15 days of remand for each.
Jahirul Islam Khan, inspector (investigation) of Madhabdi Police Station filed the cases.
Abu Abdullah al Bangali and his wife Aklima Akhter Moni, who were killed in Tuesday's operation, were accused in one case along with another suspect Hafez, who according to officers helped the other suspects rent a flat at Shaikerchar
Ten others, including Khadija and Israt, were accused in the other case, said Jahirul.
He added that five to six unnamed suspects were also accused in both the cases.
The inspector, however, refused to disclose details of any of the suspects.
One officer of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police said Rakibul used to live with Khadija and Israt, but he was not at the hideout when police cordoned it off around 10:00pm on Monday.
Al Amin used to provide the suspects with shelter, he said.
Counterterrorism officials believe the suspected “Neo-JMB” leaders and their associates gathered in Narsingdi after Al Amin gave them support.
“We are hoping to get details of the absconding militants once Rakibul and Al Amin get arrested,” the officer said.
Abdul Mannan, additional deputy commissioner of CTTC, told The Daily Star yesterday that Rakibul and Al Amin went in hiding from the Madhabdi hideout.
Police are looking for all of them, he added.
Around 10:00pm on Monday night, law enforcers cordoned off two buildings in Narsingdi town.
The bodies of Abdullah and his wife Aklima were found after Tuesday's raid ended. Police claimed Abdullah was the head of media wing and a key leader of “Neo JMB”.
Khadija and Israt surrendered the following day after a nine-hour negotiation.
On August 15, 2016, Rab arrested Khadija, Israt and Aklima along with another person on charges of links to banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
After months of investigation into a case filed following the arrests, Rab submitted charge sheet against them for spreading extremist ideologies among women in the name of teaching Arabic.
According to Rab officials, Aklima was released from jail on bail on April 2, Israt on February 16 and Khadija on March 23 last year.
CTTC Officers said the three and Abdullah left their homes without the knowledge of their family members this month.
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