4 'Jamaat men' held with bombs

Police arrested four alleged Jamaat-e-Islami activists with eight crude bombs in South Buruj Bangan village under Sharsha upazila of Jessore yesterday.

The arrestees are Noor Hossain, 40, Abdus Salam, 47, Akkel Ali, 45, Tipu Sultan, 47. All hail from Pantapara village.

On information that some local Jamaat activists were gathering at the residence of Nur Hossain to plot subversive activities, police raided the house and arrested them, said Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sharsha Police Station.

A case was filed.