Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two men with some explosives at Laksmipashain Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet yesterday.

Rab held Khairul Islam, 22, and Nazrul Islam, 35, of Kanaighat upazila, with 30 detonators and explosive gels which are usually used in mining, said Lt Col Ali Haidar Azad Ahmed, commanding officer of Rab-9, at a press conference.