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5 ‘militants’ held in Dhaka

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Wed Aug 3, 2016 05:10 PM Last update on: Wed Aug 3, 2016 07:03 PM
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detains five alleged members of newly formed militant outfit Al Ansar, including its chief coordinator, Hafez Mawlana Md Rashidul Alam, from Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area on August 3, 2016. Photo: Shaheen Mollah

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today detained five alleged members of newly formed militant outfit Al Ansar, including its chief coordinator, from Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area.

A huge number of jihadi books and training manuals are recovered from five members of a newly formed militant outfit detained by Rapid Action Battalion on August 2, 2016. Photo: Courtesy

Acting on a tip-off, Rab conducted the raid early morning and detained Hafez Mawlana Md Rashidul Alam, chief coordinator of the outfit, along with four of his associates, said Ruhul Amin, assistant director of Rab-2.

A huge number of jihadi books and training manuals were also recovered from their possession, he added.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detain five alleged members of newly formed militant outfit Al Ansar, including its chief coordinator, Hafez Mawlana Md Rashidul Alam, from Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area on August 3, 2016. Photo: Shaheen Mollah

The elite force will brief journalists about the identities of the detainees and other details of the newly formed militant outfit.

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